Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Jan 17, 2022)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"PwC Signs Off Plans to Double Size of its UK Legal Arm," Law.com International
"With Competitive Billing Rates and Lower Costs, Midsize Firms Led Profit Gains," The American Lawyer
"Small, Solo Firms May Benefit Most from Utah, Arizona Legal Service Regulatory Changes," Legaltech News
"Associate Turnover Costs Temper Expectations After 'Extraordinary' 2021," The American Lawyer
"To stem lawyer attrition, law firms must look beyond cash — report," Reuters
"Law firms came 'dangerously close' to losing almost a quarter of their associates in 2021, new report says," ABA Journal
"With 2 Years of Experience, Big Law Takes a Different Approach to COVID Surge," The American Lawyer
"WFH Is Eroding Culture and Increasing Risk of Departures, Partners Say, Law.com International
"Law Firms' Emerging Weapon in Talent Wars: The Moneyball Strategy," The American Lawyer
"Inflation Prompts Anxiety Over Transactional Cooling, Rising Big Law Costs," The American Lawyer
"More Law Firms Are Hiring Remote Associates. But Hybrid Arrangements Dominate," The American Lawyer
"Law firm summer associates were more diverse than ever in 2021, report says," Reuters
"The 2021 class of summer associates was 'most diverse ever measured in every way,' new NALP report says," ABA Journal
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