Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Jun 16, 2025)

Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.

• "Young Chinese Lawyers in America Are Displaced. Where Do They Go From Here?" The American Lawyer

• "Legal Sector Jobs Ticked Up In May Amid Uncertain Economy," Law360

• "Trump HR's New Essay Question Risks Politicizing Federal Hiring," Bloomberg Law

• "Merit Hiring Plan," U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

• "Kirkland Cuts Inclusion Leader and DEI Staff," The American Lawyer

• "The New Glass Ceiling," TaxProf Blog

• "After Strong 2024 Growth, US Firms Face Looming Uncertainty," Law360

• "Boom In Nonequity Partner Tiers Test Law Firms' 'Discipline,'" Law360

• "Firms Use Rebranding to Attract More Talent, Highlight Their Strengths for Clients," Daily Report

• "Paul Weiss Post-Trump Deal Exits: Catastrophe or Set Back?" Bloomberg Law

• "Locked In: Debevoise Votes to Keep Lockstep Comp but Creates Nonequity Tier," The American Lawyer

• "Big Law Secondment Program Opens Doors for Young African Lawyers," Law.com International

• "Law Firms Recruiting Business Executives Gain a Competitive Edge," Bloomberg Law

• "Lawyer Hiring Slows as Law Firms Evaluate 'A Lot of Moving Parts' in Market," The American Lawyer

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