Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Aug 12, 2024)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"How Associates Can Ethically Move to a New Law Firm," Daily Report
"Defenseless," ABA Journal
"Legal Jobs Ticked Down Slightly In July," Law360
"Don't Let Your Summer Associates Burn Out — Mentorship Advice for a Lasting Impact," New Jersey Law Journal
"First-Gen Lawyers Can Reach New Heights and Succeed in Big Law," Bloomberg Law
"5 Proven Strategies to Prevent Employee Turnover and Cultivate Long-Term Retention," Law.com
"Employment for the Class of 2023 — Selected Findings," NALP
"Class Of 2023 Shatters Records In Legal Employment, Salaries," Law360
"NALP: Class Of 2023 Had Highest Employment (92.6%) And Salaries ($160,000) In History," TaxProf Blog
"Good times won't last for law grads, warns job tracking group," Reuters
"Recent Law School Grads Reach Historic Job, Salary Outcomes -- But Future Law Grads May Be In Trouble," Above the Law
"Formerly Frothy Job Market Cooling for Class of 2024," The American Lawyer
"Record-High Employment and Salaries for Law Graduates in 2023," JD Journal
"Jobs and pay jump for new lawyers, Pittsburgh firms weigh in," Pittsburgh Business Times
"More Law Grads Are Coming to Crash the Big Law Hiring Party," Bloomberg Law
"Report shows record employment rates for US law graduates in 2023," Canadian Lawyer
"So What Do Your Parents Do? Data Shows Family Background Remains a Barrier at Top Firms," Law.com International
"Billable hours for DEI work? Yes, please," ABA Journal
"Law students should be paid for externships and get salary info at campus interviews, ABA House says," ABA Journal
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