Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Jul 18, 2022)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Womble Bond Dickinson to Merge With San Francisco's Cooper, White & Cooper," The Recorder
"Labour market for legal talent in Greater Vancouver getting tighter," Canadian Lawyer
"'A Lot of People Are Not Busy': When M&A Slows, The Whole Firm Feels It," The American Lawyer
"Big Law Sees 'End of Cycle' for IPO Work, Lawyer Recruiting War," Bloomberg Law
"Number of U.S. legal jobs now exceeds pre-Great Recession record high," Reuters
"Legal jobs continued upward climb in June; sector adds 92,300 jobs since pandemic low," ABA Journal
"After Period of Remote Work, Firms Find Ways to Bring Young Associates Into the Fold," The American Lawyer
"Sidley and Law Firms Get Warning From Texas Lawmakers on Abortion Pay Policy," The American Lawyer
"Should Law Firm Staff Be Worried About Job Cuts and the End of Hybrid Work?," The American Lawyer
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