Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Sep 2, 2024)

Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.

• "Taking Big Leaps in Head Count, 'Show Me' State Law Firms Aggressive in Growth," The American Lawyer

• "In the Name of Law, Who are the Real Casualties of Market Downturns?" Law.com International

• "Latham & Watkins Will Require Four Days in Office for New York," Bloomberg Law

• "After Latham Mandates 4 Days in NY Office in 2025, Other Firms Sticking to 3 Days, For Now," The American Lawyer

• "Young, Digital, Demanding: How Gen Z Is Challenging Germany's Law Firms," Law.com

• "Prosecutors and public defenders strike for higher pay in this California county," ABA Journal

• "AFAs Will Grow as Firms Increase Gen AI Usage, New Survey Finds," New York Law Journal

• "Sidley Offers Associates 'Managing' Titles. Why Isn't It Catching On?" The American Lawyer

• "Wilmer Adds Nonequity Partnership Tier, Becoming Latest to Move to 2 Tiers," The National Law Journal

• "As Nonequity Tiers Give Greater 'Compensation Flexibility,' Other Law Firms Will Likely Follow Wilmer," The National Law Journal

• "Am Law 200 Firm's Merger Yields 25% Attorney Growth and $60M More in Revenue," The American Lawyer

• "Law Firms Could Post 'One of the Strongest Years We See,'" The American Lawyer

• "Am Law 50 Law Firms 'Outpacing' the Industry More in 2024, as Segmentation Accelerates," The American Lawyer

• "Big Law's Surprisingly Good Numbers Hint at Possible Great 2024," Bloomberg Law

• "All Signs Point Up For Law Firm Financials In First Half," Law360

• "To address lawyer shortage, Indiana could fund scholarships, approve allied professionals, commission says," ABA Journal

• "'Increasingly Rare': These Law Firms Still Maintain Smaller Partner Pay Spreads," The American Lawyer

• "BigLaw's Pause To Consider Bonuses Is Becoming New Norm," Law360

• "Dear Dan: Lateral Partners, Mixed Feelings, and Ghosting," The American Lawyer

• "Can You Truly Be a Partner If You Don't Have Equity?" Bloomberg Law

• "As Associates Watch for Summer Bonuses, Timing Expectations Pushed Back," The American Lawyer

• "Billing rates, demand drive strong US law firm financial performance," Reuters

• "Elite Law Firms Pushed Industry Gains in First Half of 2024," The American Lawyer

• "Second 50 Law Firms Are Trailing Elite Firms and Smaller Peers in Growth," The American Lawyer

• "DC Law Firms 'Underperformed' in First Half of 2024," The National Law Journal

• "New York City-Headquartered Law Firms Outpace Industry in First Half of 2024," New York Law Journal

• "Hourly Rates Rocket Higher, as Elite Firms Leverage Pricing Power," Corporate Counsel

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