Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Mar 6, 2023)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Law Firms Boost Fixed and Contingency Fees Amid Uncertain Economy," The American Lawyer
"Early Reports: 2023 Am Law 200 Financials," The American Lawyer
"Dozens of Law Firms Grew Their Equity Partner Tier, Even as Profits and Demand Plummeted," The American Lawyer
"Beyond Excess Capacity, Pooled Services and Automation Expedite Staff Layoffs," The American Lawyer
"The Tumult in Am Law 200 Ranks Will Create Lasting Lessons," Law.com
"Entry-Level Law Firm Recruiting Activity Holds Steady, With More Offers Made Prior to OCI," NALP
"Law firms dial back summer associate hiring amid legal market slowdown," Reuters
"Law Firms Extend Fewer Summer Offers as Recessionary Concerns Grow," The American Lawyer
"Firms' Entry-Level Hiring Expected To Dip After Steady '22," Law360
"Biglaw Firms Made Fewer Summer Associate Offers This Fall," Above the Law
"Dip in summer associate hiring at firms is bad omen for larger class of 2024, NALP says," ABA Journal
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