Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Jan 31, 2022)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Sidley's Profits Soar Amid Rising Demand and Big Deals," The American Lawyer
"'A Culture That Gives You Your Evenings and Weekends': Why Some Associates Are Jumping to Midsize Firms," The Recorder
"Does Higher Associate Pay Mean Higher Expectations?," Law.com
"The Associate Salary Waiting Game Hinges on Davis Polk and Cravath," The American Lawyer
"Will fewer BigLaw firms match Milbank's new pay hike for associates? At least 10 firms are on board," ABA Journal
"Associate raises are back. Will fewer law firms follow this time?," Reuters
"Latest Big Law Raises Draw Concern, Criticism From Everyone but Associates," The American Lawyer
"Several Big Firms Match Milbank Scale While Many Holdouts Remain," The American Lawyer
"The Associate Salary Matches Have Started," The American Lawyer
"Sheppard Mullin Rolls Out Staff Special Bonuses—Again," The Recorder
"Aiming to Discourage Fear and Frenzy, This Firm Is Paying More for Fewer Billable Hours," The Recorder
"As Associates Make Big Law Bucks From Home, Midsize Firms Wonder 'How Can I Compete?'," The Legal Intelligencer
"Want lawyers to take time off? This law firm is bankrolling vacations," Reuters
"Lateral Movement Roared Back in a Year That Redefined the Hiring Process," The American Lawyer
"Attorneys of Color See Record Jump in Associate Representation," The American Lawyer
"Black Law Firm Partners Made Paltry Gains in 2021," Bloomberg Law
"Attorneys With Disabilities Claim Role in Big Law Diversity Push," Bloomberg Law
"If Data-Driven Lateral Recruiting Works, Why Aren't More Firms Doing It?," The American Lawyer
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