Last Year Was Great and All, But Biglaw’s Second Hundred Better Not Get Used to It
“The Biglaw ranking-fest that is the Am Law 200 is out today. While the top 100 firms were previously released, today’s spotlight is on the second hundred firms that is, those ranked 101 to 200. Let’s start with the good news because there’s a lot positive in the numbers. Overall gross revenue for,” reports Kathryn Rubino in Above The Law.
“The second hundred is up 9.1 percent as is headcount, up 1.3 percent. Other health indicators had a strong performance last year, with revenue per lawyer up 7.7 percent, and profits per equity partner is up too 11.8 percent. But as ALM reports, there are cracks to be seen. when the crunch is on, well, expect to see partners who feel like.”