Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (May 12, 2025)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"PwC Layoffs Signal Uncertainty as Firms Take Stock of Economy," Bloomberg Law
"Legal Professionalism Post-Pandemic," New Jersey Law Journal
"Over half of in-house counsel seek new jobs with better benefits: in-house compensation report," Lexpert
"Legal Job Sector Stayed Strong In April Despite Economy," Law360
"GC Group Championing Rule of Law Tops 500 Members Just Days After Launch," Corporate Counsel
"Ex-DOJ Lawyers Aim to Fight Trump on Federal Worker Firings," Bloomberg Law
"Outpacing the Elites? How the Second Hundred Hoisted Up Profits Last Year," Law.com
"Build and Invest — Not 'Churn and Burn' — Are the Professional Development Keys to Outperforming the Market," The American Lawyer
"Are Some Law Firms That Settled With Trump Getting the Cold Shoulder From Legal Departments?" The American Lawyer
"Abbe Lowell Unveils New Firm, Joined by Associates Who Loudly Defected From Big Law," The American Lawyer
"The Clock Is Ticking: Accelerating New Lateral Partners' Integration Using Media Relations," New York Law Journal
"Stay or Go? Some Partners and Associates Are Considering Exits at Law Firms Settling With Trump," The American Lawyer
"McDermott, Schulte Talk Merger to Create $2.8 Billion Law Firm," Bloomberg Law
"Oversight Project Targeted DC Law Firms in Collective Billion-Dollar Pro Bono Ask," The American Lawyer
"Associate attrition rises first time in three years, highest in small firms: NALP Foundation survey," Canadian Lawyer
"Trade war boosted law firm demand in early 2025 but challenges lie ahead, report says," Reuters
"Some Positives For Legal Industry in Q1, but Next Few Quarters May Be 'Rocky'," The American Lawyer
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