Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Jan 27, 2025)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Justice Dept. Cancels Entry-Level Job Offers in Honors Program," The New York Times
"Trump hiring freeze hits law students headed to the U.S. Justice Department," Reuters
"DOJ revokes job offers to young lawyers in elite honors program," ABA Journal
"Trump RTO Mandates Won't Disrupt Big Law Policies — But Client Expectations Might," The American Lawyer
"Should I stay or should I go?" National Magazine
"Sunbelt Law Firms Experienced More Moderate Growth Last Year, Alongside Some Job Cuts and Less Merger Interest," Daily Business Review
"KPMG Wants to Be the First Accounting Giant to Own a U.S. Law Firm. Here's Why," The Wall Street Journal
"New Pay Transparency Laws Challenge Employers Across State Lines," Bloomberg Law
"The Law Firm Disrupted: For Office Policies, Big Law Has Its Ear to the Market, Not to Trump," Law.com
"Trump's RTO Mandate May Have Some Gov't Lawyers Polishing Their Resumes," The National Law Journal
"Law Firms Turn to 'Golden Handcuffs' to Rein In Partner Movement," The American Lawyer
"In A Recruiting 'Wild West,' Law Firms Expand Internal Teams," Law360
"The Gloves Are Off in the Battle for Top Partner Talent," Law.com
"Big Law's Splashy 2025 Hires Obscure a Slow Laterals Market," Bloomberg Law
"Senior Associates' Billing Rates See The Biggest Jump," The American Lawyer
"Why Associates in This Growing Legal Market Are Leaving Their Firms," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Ended 2024 With 'Drastic' Drop in Lateral Hiring," JD Journal
"Why Law Firms Are Seeing 'Profit Leakage,'" Law360
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