Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Feb 28, 2022)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"McDermott Sees Second Straight Year of PEP Growth Over 20%, Hitting $3M Mark," The American Lawyer
"With Billable Hours Way Up in Most Practices, Jackson Walker Sets Another Record Year," The American Lawyer
"Ballard Spahr Credits Finance, M&A Practices for 22% Rise in Profits," The Legal Intelligencer
"McGuireWoods' Net Income Tells a 4-Year Growth Story That's Set to Continue," The American Lawyer
"O'Melveny's Profitability Growth Tracks 9% Revenue Hike in Year of Heavy Investment," The American Lawyer
"Hogan Lovells Credits 26% Bump in PEP to Financial Discipline, Three-Way Strategic Balance," The American Lawyer
"'Off the Charts' Demand Led Benesch to Double-Digit Growth," The American Lawyer
"Amid High Demand and Attorney Attrition, Jackson Lewis Raises Revenue and Profits," The American Lawyer
"Davis Polk Tops Milbank Scale for Senior Associates," The American Lawyer
"After Davis Polk's Move, More Firms Give Raises With Extra Bump for Senior Associates," The American Lawyer
"Associate salary war heats up again as big firms match Davis Polk pay," Reuters
"West Coast Law Firms Match Milbank Scale, With Some Going Over the Top for Senior Associates," The American Lawyer
"Billing Rate Increases Prompt Lateral Movement Throughout Am Law 200," The American Lawyer
"New Raises Show How 'Essential' Senior Associates Have Become," The American Lawyer
"Canada's top law firms are raising pay levels for younger lawyers amid a war for talent in the industry," The Globe and Mail
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