Monthly edition
Lateral market, July 2024
The lateral market in July 2024: 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
- 1,109
- Lateral moves in the month
- +15.5%
- Against the same month last year
- 3,452
- Dated deals
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 1,109 lateral moves in July 2024. The same month a year earlier had 960, a change of +15.5%, up on the year.
Year to date, the count stands at 7,739 against 6,670 for the same months last year (+16.0%, up). Partner moves year to date: 2,132, against 1,978 a year earlier. Over the same months, 24,376 dated deals were recorded and 2,319 lawyers were promoted to partner.
- Partner23.4%
- Counsel12.4%
- Associate61.3%
Partners were 23.4% of the month's movers and associates 61.3%, against 27.9% in the same month last year. 24.6% of the month's movers also changed city.
By practice, Litigation & Disputes was involved in 44.3% of moves and Corporate & M&A in 16.1%. By city, New York came first with 14.4%, then London with 9.2%.
In the same month, 135 lawyers were promoted to partner, 202 were promoted to counsel, 3,452 dated deals were recorded and 9 office openings were announced.
- 1,000+ lawyers51.2%
- 400-999 lawyers27.2%
- 150-399 lawyers14.2%
- under 150 lawyers7.4%
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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