Monthly edition
Lateral market, September 2024
The lateral market in September 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
- 1,410
- Lateral moves in the month
- +27.0%
- Against the same month last year
- 3,133
- Dated deals
What the data show
In September 2024, Sartori & Partners recorded 1,410 lateral moves. The same month a year earlier had 1,110, a change of +27.0%, up on the year.
Year to date, the count stands at 10,175 against 8,623 for the same months last year (+18.0%, up). Partner moves year to date: 2,695, against 2,491 a year earlier. Over the same months, 30,547 dated deals were recorded and 2,377 lawyers were promoted to partner.
- Partner20.8%
- Counsel11.1%
- Associate66.0%
Partners were 20.8% of the month's movers and associates 66.0%, against 26.9% in the same month last year. 25.4% of the month's movers also changed city.
By practice, Litigation & Disputes was involved in 37.9% of moves and Corporate & M&A in 19.1%. By city, New York came first with 14.6%, then London with 13.5%.
In the same month, 38 lawyers were promoted to partner, 43 were promoted to counsel, 3,133 dated deals were recorded and 9 office openings were announced.
- 1,000+ lawyers52.8%
- 400-999 lawyers25.7%
- 150-399 lawyers14.0%
- under 150 lawyers7.5%
The chart of September 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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