Sydney: lateral market monitor

From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 109 lateral moves in Sydney, 0.8% of all lateral moves we tracked. On settled windows the count went from 133 to 108 (-18.8%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

At 35.8%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 40 to 38 (-5.0%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. A step up in title came with 14.7% of moves (market 12.9%).

Lateral hires in Sydney were spread across 37 firms. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 57.8% of arrivals (12.9% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. Corrs Chambers Westgarth ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.

By practice, Litigation & Disputes comes first, involved in 36.7% of arrivals here (39.9% across the market). A change of city came with 18.2% of moves (market 20.5%).

For a firm planning a hire in Sydney, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.