Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Jun 1, 2020)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Double Whammy on Law Firms: COVID-19 and the Troubled Economy," SLAW
"Pandemic Slows Lateral Hiring as Firms Look for Guaranteed Winners," The American Lawyer
"Ahead of Merger, Troutman Makes Pay Cuts, Firms Defer First Years," Daily Report
"The 2020 Diversity Scorecard Shows Progress, but It's More Precarious Than Ever," The American Lawyer
"The 2020 Diversity Scorecard: Rankings and Demographic Leaders," The American Lawyer
"Associate Hourly Billing Rates Surge Past $1K as Firms Snap Up Bankruptcy Work," The American Lawyer
"Covington & Burling Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer," Bloomberg Law
"Hogan Lovells Set To 'Fully Reopen' Paris Office, Encouraging Staff to Return," Law.com International
"Slater & Gordon to Close London Office, Staff to Work From Home Permanently," Law.com International
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