Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Nov 16, 2020)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Federal Clerkship Hiring Plan Extended for Two More Years," The National Law Journal
"Blacks lag when it comes to landing law jobs," The National Jurist
"Tying Pay to Diversity Targets, Baker Donelson Builds In Accountability Metrics," Daily Report
"Akerman Closes 2020 Fiscal Year With Record Revenue," Daily Business Review
"Baker McKenzie Kicks Off Year-End Bonus Season," The American Lawyer
"Baker McKenzie Bonuses Met With Crickets, but Likely Not for Long," The American Lawyer
"After Drop in Hiring, Big Firms Are 'Lucratively Positioned' for Year-End," The American Lawyer
"Law firms shed lawyers in Q3 as COVID-19 hit demand," Thomson Reuters
"Cuts in lawyer head count and expenditures 'buoyed profitability metrics' at law firms, report says," ABA Journal
"Partner Promotion Decisions May See Long-Term Impact From 2020," The American Lawyer
"Legal Industry Adds Nearly 5,000 Jobs in Sixth Straight Month of Gains," The American Lawyer
"UK Legal Industry Records Strongest September in History," Law.com International
"Squire Patton Boggs Cuts 19 UK Roles," Law.com International
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