Lateral market, November 2025

Sartori & Partners data show 899 lateral moves in November 2025. The same month a year earlier had 840, a change of +7.0%, flat by our reading.

Year to date, the count stands at 12,599 against 12,150 for the same months last year (+3.7%, flat). Partner moves year to date: 3,448, against 3,147 a year earlier. Over the same months, 40,990 dated deals were recorded and 2,801 lawyers were promoted to partner.

Partners were 24.2% of the month's movers and associates 61.1%, against 22.6% in the same month last year. 21.9% of the month's movers also changed city.

By practice, Litigation & Disputes was involved in 34.8% of moves and Corporate & M&A in 21.2%. By city, London came first with 13.3%, then New York with 9.1%.

In the same month, 78 lawyers were promoted to partner, 49 were promoted to counsel, 3,644 dated deals were recorded and 13 office openings were announced.

The chart of November across the years shows where this month sits against the same month in earlier years, without the season in the way.