Wake Up Call: Baker McKenzie Stays Atop Global Brand Index

In today’s column, DLA Piper matched the Milbank salary scale for associates while Big Law veterans called the latest round of raises harmful; 45% of chief legal officers responding to a recent survey said they’re planning to boost hiring of in-house lawyers; Reed Smith said it named an outside panel of top executives to advise its leader on global strategy.

• Leading off, Baker McKenzie had the world’s top law firm brand for the 12th-consecutive year, according to Thomson Reuters’ new Global Elite Law Firm Brand Index 2022. The index, previously known as Acritas, is based on interviews of around 1,700 ...