Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Nov 21, 2022)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"'Go Out of Your Way to Look for Veterans': Increasing Recruitment and Breaking Barriers in Big Law," The American Lawyer
"Some Thoughts on Elite-Law-School Bias in Clerkship Hiring," Reason
"Gibson Dunn Elects Record Partner Class as Biggest Firms Lead Promotion Season," The American Lawyer
"Repurposing of Associates During a Slowdown: Pros, Cons and Unintended Consequences," The American Lawyer
"Stealth Layoffs Obscure Big Law’s Exposure to Silicon Valley Losses," The American Lawyer
"U.S. law firms face fallout from hiring frenzy as demand cools," Reuters
"More Cuts, Higher Billing Rates Could Be on the Horizon for Big Law," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Start Tying Office Attendance to Job Security and Bonuses," The American Lawyer
"Office Returns Have Become an Unhealthy Obsession for Some Law Firm Leaders," Law.com
"Even With Lawyers Back in the Office, Law Firms Still Haven't Reached the 'New Normal'," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Are Letting Productivity Slide, Remembering the 'Lost Generation' of Lawyers," The American Lawyer
"The Law Firm Disrupted: Still Wrestling With the Future of the Office," Law.com
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