Monthly edition
Lateral market, July 2023
The lateral market in July 2023: how many lawyers changed firm, at what level, in which practices and cities, and what else moved that month.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 960
- Lateral moves in the month
- -6.6%
- Against the same month last year
- 2,640
- Dated deals
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 960 lateral moves in July 2023. The same month a year earlier had 1,028, a change of -6.6%, flat by our reading.
Year to date, the count stands at 6,670 against 8,316 for the same months last year (-19.8%, down). Partner moves year to date: 1,978, against 2,079 a year earlier. Over the same months, 20,816 dated deals were recorded and 2,499 lawyers were promoted to partner.
- Partner27.9%
- Counsel12.9%
- Associate54.7%
Partners were 27.9% of the month's movers and associates 54.7%, against 24.6% in the same month last year. 24.2% of the month's movers also changed city.
By practice, Litigation & Disputes was involved in 46.7% of moves and Corporate & M&A in 17.7%. By city, New York came first with 10.3%, then London with 9.0%.
In the same month, 154 lawyers were promoted to partner, 172 were promoted to counsel, 2,640 dated deals were recorded and 6 office openings were announced.
- 1,000+ lawyers50.5%
- 400-999 lawyers30.9%
- 150-399 lawyers12.7%
- under 150 lawyers5.9%
The chart of July across the years shows where this month sits against the same month in earlier years, without the season in the way.
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Edition November 2026. Window: November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Sartori & Partners, from public law-firm announcements, firm websites and professional profiles, checked monthly. Methodology. Spot an error? [email protected].
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