Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (May 20, 2024)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"A BigLaw suicide survivor's prescription for the legal profession's mental health crisis," ABA Journal
"Women No Longer Face Discrimination for Jobs — If They're White," Vivia Chen
"Lateral Partner Integration Requires Business Development Plan," Bloomberg Law
"Clients Have All the Leverage in Law Firm Succession Planning," Bloomberg Law
"As Debt Rises, New Grads More Likely To Pick Law Firm Jobs," Law360
"Paul Weiss Chair Brad Karp Weighs In on How to Poach-Proof Your Firm," The American Lawyer
"Abolish your partners' billable-hour requirements," Jordan Furlong
"Early Big Law Recruiting Is Ruining the First Year of Law School," Bloomberg Law
"Big Law's AI Talent War Aims to Influence Software Development," The American Lawyer
"Citi Results Indicate Law Firm Industry Rebound in 2024," The American Lawyer
"Law's Up And Coming Job Title? Coach," Law360
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