Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Feb 5, 2024)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Biden Orders US Contractors to Reveal Salary Ranges in Job Ads," Bloomberg Law
"We Asked Every Am Law 100 Law Firm How They're Using Gen AI. Here's What We Learned," The American Lawyer
"Clients, Common Sense Drive Big Law Gen AI Policies," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Expanded Recruiting Reach Even As Hiring Slowed," Law360
"42% of legal teams face cost-cutting mandates, ACC survey finds," LegalDive
"Here's What to Do When Your Firm Is Mulling a Merger," Law.com
"Will Allen & Overy, Freshfields, Clifford Chance and Linklaters Find America's Streets Paved With Gold?" The American Lawyer
"Goodwin, Citing Performance Reviews, Parts With Number of Associates," The American Lawyer
"Hiring slowdown keeps growth in check at biggest US law firms," Reuters
"Less Work, More Money: Big Law Associates Never Had It Better," Bloomberg Law
"After Moderate Revenue Gains, Law Firms Plan for Growth in Both Deals and Litigation," The American Lawyer
"Top Law Firms' Revenue Rose 6% on Higher Rates, Wells Fargo Says," Bloomberg Law
"Rate Hikes Helped Law Firms Boost Profits By 6% In 2023," Law360
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