Associates Stressed About Job Security Amid Pandemic, Study Says

As law firms look to navigate through unknowns brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, their associates are anxious about what this means for their futures in Big Law, a new study finds.

A new survey released by the legal recruiting firm Major Lindsey & Africa and Above the Law, which polled 1,335 associates across law firms, found that job security and cost-cutting measures are the top concerns for associates amid the Covid-19 crisis.

In an effort to weather the economic storm brought about by the pandemic, many law firms have turned to cost-cutting measures to reduce expenses like delayed partner ...