Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Jan 13, 2025)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Law Firms Ended 2024 With 'Drastic' Drop In Lateral Hiring," Law360
"After Busy 2024, Law Firms Eye More Mergers In Year Ahead," Law360
"Canadian Lawyer report reveals key trends in legal salaries across Canada," Canadian Lawyer
"Sullivan & Cromwell Signals 5-Day RTO Expectation as Law Firms Remain Split on Optimal Attendance," The American Lawyer
"Ontario job posting laws tackle vast pay ranges spurred by rules in other jurisdictions," Law Times
"Three Big Law Practice Areas Will Thrive in Trump's First Year," Bloomberg Law
"How the world's 'most-feared' law firm uses flexible work policies to lure its attorneys to the office," Fast Company
"Five Big Questions Facing Law Firm Managing Partners in 2025," Bloomberg Law
"In Free Agent Lateral Era, Big Law Has 'Entire Teams Dedicated to Identifying' Top Talent," The American Lawyer
"Signaling Growth Goals, Some Law Firms Promote Record Partner Classes," The American Lawyer
"Amid Race for Top Talent, Latham Focuses on Lateral Integration," The American Lawyer
"Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025," Law360
"KPMG Law US Targets Alternative Business License, Shaking Up Legal Status Quo," Law.com International
"KPMG Seeks License to Operate US Law Firm Based in Arizona," Bloomberg Law
"KMPG Wants to Provide Legal Services in the US. Now All Eyes Are on Their Big Four Peers," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Close Southern California Offices Amid Devastating Wildfires," The American Lawyer
"Many LA County Law Firms Remain Open, Mobilize to Support Affected Employees Amid Historic Firestorm," The Recorder
"Law firms saw strong profits in 2024, study finds, but demand expected to ebb in 2025," Reuters
2025 Report on the State of the US Legal Market, Thomas Reuters
"Demand Growth to 'Likely Weaken' in 2025 After 'Anomalies' Propelled Big Law Profits in 2024," The American Lawyer
"Legal Departments Dinged for Acquiescing to Rate Hikes That 'Defy Gravity,'" Law.com
"Am Law 50's Head Count 'Holding Pattern' Could Trickle Down," The American Lawyer
"Bad news for associates? Report finds law firms are shifting to new 'talent model' for hiring," ABA Journal
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