Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Oct 25, 2021)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Why Another Associate Left a Magic Circle Firm for a US Rival," Law.com International
"Burnout Is Going to Cause a Wave of Turnover Among Law Firm Leaders," The American Lawyer
"Law Firm Leaders Idealize 'Collaboration' in the Office Space Race, Despite So Much Change," The American Lawyer
"Trio of Big Law firms set office return dates in coming months," Reuters
"What's the Next Hot Legal Market After Salt Lake City? Analysts Point to Boise, Las Vegas and Raleigh," The American Lawyer
"Gibson Dunn Sets January Date for U.S. Office Reopenings," The American Lawyer
"Winning the War for Talent Will Take More Than Money," The American Lawyer
"Allen & Overy Launches Flexible Lawyering Unit in US," The American Lawyer
"Paul Hastings chair says partner hiring game has changed: 'I've never seen it like this'," Reuters
"Law Firm Leasing Appears to Be Rebounding From Pandemic Lows," The American Lawyer
"Senior Associates Are a Hot Commodity. Orrick Is Lending Out 6 of Them for the Next 3 Years.," The American Lawyer
"Law firms promise jobs before law school in new diversity push," Reuters
"DLA Piper Sharpens Focus on Diversity and Inclusion With 2 New Appointments," The National Law Journal
"'Carving Out Space': How Minority IP Lawyers Say They're Attracting Diverse New Talent," Daily Report
"K&L Gates Adds Diversity Credit to Billable Hours Policy," The Legal Intelligencer
"Is Big Law's addiction to elite schools hobbling diversity efforts?," Reuters
"Having lawyer parents boosts job prospects, salaries for law grads," Reuters
"First-generation college grads find fewer jobs after law school than their peers, new NALP data says," ABA Journal
"First-Generation Law Students Struggle in Post-Grad Market Compared With Peers, Study Shows," Law.com
"Children Of Lawyers Have Leg Up In Law Jobs, Report Says," Law360
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