Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Sep 9, 2019)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Have Law Firms Lost Their Urge to Merge?," The American Lawyer
"5 Ways Law Firms and ALSPs Are Adapting to the Big Four," Legaltech News
"Firms Should Credit Associates for Meaningful Non-Billable Work," New York Law Journal
"Struggling Law Firms May Face Dissolution Risk in Recession," Bloomberg Law
"Industrial Evolution: How Big Law Blossomed Over the Past 40 Years," The American Lawyer
"LeClairRyan Bankruptcy Could Keep Creditors, Partners Busy for Years," The American Lawyer
"A&O, O'Melveny Pull Plug on Merger Talks," The American Lawyer
"Partners Question Exchange Rate Volatility As Cause of End to A&O, O'Melveny Talks," The American Lawyer
"In a Tight Labor Market, a Disability May Not Be a Barrier," The New York Times
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