Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Jul 29, 2024)

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

• "London Lateral Hiring Has Busiest First Half in 5 Years," Law.com International

• "Chicago-Founded Firms Itching to Start Talent War on Home Turf," Bloomberg Law

• "Hidden Talent Pool in Plain Sight: Corporate America wants you — for nonlegal roles," ABA Journal

• "Canada unveils employment strategy to close job gap for persons with disabilities by 2040," Lexpert

• "Most Atlanta Firms See Rankings Slip for Hiring, Promotion of Women," The American Lawyer

• "Is the Hiring Market Under Threat?" Law.com International

• "Where (and Why) Law Firm Lateral Partner Activity Is Surging," The American Lawyer

• "Lateral Partner Hiring in DC Among Am Law 50 Firms Slow Down," The National Law Journal

• "Pelotons, Gym, Napping Rooms: Latest Law Firm Renovations 'Draw People' In with Home Amenities," New York Law Journal

• "Big Law Firms Aren't Downsizing Their Office Space in New York," New York Law Journal

• "Haynes and Boone Hires First-Ever Pro Bono Counsel," Texas Lawyer

• "Summer Associate Programs Remain 'a Special Place to Build a Career,'" New Jersey Law Journal

• "Am Law 50 Law Firms See Uptick in Partner Hiring, With Focus on Funds and White-Collar Practices," The American Lawyer

• "Class of 2020 moves jobs, has less debt and is concerned about mental health, study says," ABA Journal

• "Does Work-Life Balance Apply To BigLaw Partners?" Law360

• "'Fake Partners': These Holdout Law Firms Are Sticking With Single-Tier Partnerships," The American Lawyer

• "Debevoise, Cleary Expand San Francisco Space, Seeing Opportunity in City Resurgence," The American Lawyer

• "A&O Shearman Targets 2,000-Hour Mark for Associate Bonuses," Bloomberg Law

• "'Harder to Justify' Counsel Tiers in Big Law, Amid Focus on Nonequity Partners, Lateral Recruiting," The American Lawyer

• "Anglo American GC: 'Maybe Partners Should Make Less Money and Associates Should Make More'," Law.com International

• "Forget everything you think you know about law firms," Jordan Furlong

• "Class of 2023 Shatters Records in Historic Year as NALP Celebrates 50 Years of Employment Reporting," NALP

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