Monthly edition
Lateral market, October 2024
The lateral market in October 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
- 1,135
- Lateral moves in the month
- +16.2%
- Against the same month last year
- 3,569
- Dated deals
What the data show
October 2024 brought 1,135 lateral moves in the Sartori & Partners record. The same month a year earlier had 977, a change of +16.2%, up on the year.
Year to date, the count stands at 11,310 against 9,600 for the same months last year (+17.8%, up). Partner moves year to date: 2,957, against 2,727 a year earlier. Over the same months, 34,116 dated deals were recorded and 2,551 lawyers were promoted to partner.
- Partner23.1%
- Counsel11.6%
- Associate63.2%
Partners were 23.1% of the month's movers and associates 63.2%, against 24.2% in the same month last year. 19.9% of the month's movers also changed city.
By practice, Litigation & Disputes was involved in 39.0% of moves and Corporate & M&A in 18.8%. By city, New York came first with 13.6%, then London with 11.3%.
In the same month, 174 lawyers were promoted to partner, 36 were promoted to counsel, 3,569 dated deals were recorded and 8 office openings were announced.
- 1,000+ lawyers53.3%
- 400-999 lawyers25.3%
- 150-399 lawyers13.6%
- under 150 lawyers7.8%
The chart of October 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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