Prestige Still Beats ‘Quality of Life’ in Big Law Talent War

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. Today, we compare hiring and attrition trends at the “most prestigious” firms and the “best firms to work for.” Sign up to receive this column in your inbox on Thursday mornings.

The tight labor market for Big Law associates is getting a lot of attention. In general terms, it seems like what’s happened is: Firms are busier than they expected to be. There aren’t enough associates to handle the work. So the busy firms are hiring more lawyers.

But we’ve heard ...