Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (May 25, 2020)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Legal occupations prove resilient during COVID shutdowns," Law School Reports
"Dorsey Lays Off 'Limited Number' of Attorneys, Enacts Further Pay Cuts," The American Lawyer
"DLA Piper Is Latest to Outsource Back Office Ops in New Deal With HBR," The American Lawyer
"Largest law firms stay the course with summer programs, employ students at home," The Globe and Mail
"Law firm revenue takes nosedive during COVID-19, new survey data shows," ABA Journal
"For the First Time in Years, the Second Hundred Matched the Top Tier's Growth," The American Lawyer
"The 2020 Am Law 200: Ranked by Gross Revenue," The American Lawyer
"The 2020 Am Law 200: By the Numbers," The American Lawyer
"What Firms Can Learn From the Great Recession as They Confront the Next Crisis," The American Lawyer
"As Salary Cuts Move to Higher-Profit Firms, What Happens Next?," The American Lawyer
"Ropes & Gray Offers Voluntary Buyouts to US Staff, Citing 'Unpredictability'," The American Lawyer
"Dentons UK and Middle East Arm Implements Four-Day Working Week," Law.com International
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