Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Mar 3, 2025)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Law Firms 'Pull Back' on Hiring Fired Government Lawyers," The National Law Journal
"Big Law Keeps Up Hiring Spree in DC, as Government Workers Flood Job Market," The National Law Journal
"Oversight agency finds Trump's federal worker firings unlawful, asks for some employees to be reinstated," Government Executive
"Below the Billing Rate Leaders, Firms Must Balance Value With Talent Retention," The American Lawyer
"After Year of Financial Gains, Sharpening Partner Profitability Becomes Next Goal," The American Lawyer
"Should Eight-Figure Lateral Partners Make It Rain Right Away?" The American Lawyer
"As Profits Skyrocket, Law Firms Maintain Equity Tier Exclusivity," The American Lawyer
"What's a 'New York Firm' in 2025? Latham's Bid to Edge Out Wall Street Stalwarts," The American Lawyer
"Billing Rates Keep Increasing. GCs Question Whether Their Growth is Sustainable," The American Lawyer
"An Early Look: The 2025 Am Law 200 Financials," The American Lawyer
"California Law Firms Saw Banner Year for Revenue, Profit Growth in 2024," The Recorder
"Skadden Mulls Non-Equity Tier as Partner Pay Pressure Mounts," Bloomberg Law
"KPMG approved to launch US law firm in first for Big Four," Reuters
"KPMG Must Pivot Around Audit Clients in Creating US Law Practice," Bloomberg Law
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