Tampa: lateral market monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 96 lawyers joined a new firm in Tampa from November 2025 to October 2026, 0.7% of all lateral moves we tracked. On settled windows the count went from 88 to 97 (+10.2%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

With partners at 26.0% of arrivals, the mix is in line with the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 25 to 24 (-4.0%), which we read as flat. A step up in title came with 15.6% of moves (market 12.9%).

45 firms hired at least one lateral in Tampa in the window. Ten firms account for 48.4% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Spencer Fane, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.

By practice, Litigation & Disputes comes first, involved in 56.2% of arrivals here (39.9% across the market). 33.3% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

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