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Culture Is the New Comp: Evaluating Law Firm Retention Beyond the Paycheck
Firms are spending millions on wellness initiatives while billable hour pressure stays exactly where it was. Associates are leaving faster than ever, and the data shows that culture has become as decisive a factor as compensation when attorneys decide where to go. Here is a practical framework for evaluating what firm culture looks like beyond the marketing.
BigLaw Is Structurally Changing How It Hires: The Shift From Building to Buying Talent
For the first time in modern legal history, lateral associate hiring has outpaced entry-level hiring, with 3,296 laterals versus 3,039 law school hires in 2025. BigLaw has made its decision. Firms are filling their talent pipelines through the open market rather than building from the bottom up, and that structural shift carries major implications for attorneys who know how to read it.