Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Mar 22, 2021)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"'The Culmination of 20 Years' Work': Women Take The Driving Seat at Top Firms," Law.com International
"These Firms Steered Clear of Layoffs and Salary Cuts in 2020," The American Lawyer
"Crowell & Moring to Combine With Kibbe & Orbe, Gaining NY Securities Strength," The American Lawyer
"With 'No Playbook,' Big Law Leaders Must Lead Differently Post-COVID," The American Lawyer
"Big Firms Prepare for Another Year of Virtual Summer Programs," The American Lawyer
"Growing Nonequity Partner Tiers Say a Lot About Law Firm Leadership—and Not All of It Positive," Law.com
"Florida Law Firms Eager for Return to Office, Citing In-Person Associate Mentorship as Top Priority," Daily Business Review
"Linklaters Offers Voluntary Redundancy to All London Secretaries," Law.com International
"Allen & Overy Expects Global Workforce to Work Remotely 40% of Time," Law.com International
"Freshfields To Allow Staff To Work Remotely 50% Of The Time," Law.com International
"Associate Hiring Has Revved Up After Last Year's Freeze," Daily Report
"Wilmer's Transactional Teams Carried the Firm Through the Pandemic With 20% Growth," The National Law Journal
"Armstrong Teasdale Used Lateral Hires and New Offices to Push Forward," The American Lawyer
"Mintz Levin Started Its Fiscal 2020 Mid-Pandemic, and Saw Profits Grow by a Third," The American Lawyer
"Blank Rome Reevaluated Costs Amid 2020 Challenges, Posting Big Profit Gains," The Legal Intelligencer
"Sticking to Long-Term Plan, Haynes and Boone Grew Revenue, Profits in 2020," Texas Lawyer
"After Taking PPP Loan, Smith Gambrell Posted $1M in PEP, Avoided Layoffs," Daily Report
"Show Me the Money: Big Law in Missouri Sees Profits Surge," The American Lawyer
"Focused on 'Delivering Efficiencies' With Hybrid Model, Manatt Saw Revenue, Profits Grow in 2020," The Recorder
"Latham, With High Demand Across Practices, Posts Double-Digit Revenue, Profit Gains," The American Lawyer
"Despite Lukewarm Litigation Market, MoFo Saw Profits Grow as US and LatAm Deals Continued," The American Lawyer
"Kilpatrick Townsend Rides Client Demand to Revenue, Profit Jumps," Daily Report
"Dentons UK and Middle East Profits Fell by 16%, LLP Accounts Show," Law.com International
"Global Energy Work Helped Bracewell Post Higher Revenue, Profits in 2020," Texas Lawyer
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