Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Sep 16, 2024)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Associate Bonuses Build 'Morale,' but Does Management Have More Leverage Now?" The American Lawyer
"Legal Job Market Continued Downward Trend In August," Law360
"Hiring in the Middle East is Both Easy and Hard," Law.com International
"Recession Fears Cloud Outlook for In-House Hiring," Corporate Counsel
"Law Clerks Can't Seek Post-Clerkship Jobs With Political Orgs, Ethics Guidance Says," The National Law Journal
"Law Firm Leaders See Rapid Movement by Laterals as Red Flag," Daily Report
"Midsize Firms Claim Attorney Disengagement Has Yet to Hit Them Even as Some Offer Remote Options," Law.com
"Beyond Salary: Considerations for Law Students Selecting Their First Law Firm," Daily Business Review
"Nonlawyer entities could provide legal services in Washington in proposed pilot program," ABA Journal
"'Underwriting' Laterals Stokes Tension Among Nonequity Partners," The American Lawyer
"Below-Market Associates Believe They Deserve the Market Compensation. Are They Right?" The American Lawyer
"Facing Increasing Overhead, Midsize Firms Embrace Rate Hikes, Expense Management," Law.com
"Big Law Mergers Pop as Firms Hit Gas in Industry's Race to Scale," Bloomberg Law
"Law firm mergers surge as Womble and Lewis Roca plan combination," Reuters
"Ballard Spahr to Merge With Pacific Northwest's Lane Powell," Bloomberg Law
"A&O Shearman to Cut Equity Partnership, Close in South Africa and End Consulting Division in Post-Merger Drive," Law.com International
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