Construction: lateral market monitor

From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 844 lateral moves in Construction, 6.0% of all lateral moves we tracked. On settled 12-month windows the count showed no clear change: 851 against 867 (-1.8%). The market as a whole moved +9.0%, so this flow lagged it.

Partners account for 32.0% of movers, near the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 275 to 262 (-4.7%), which we read as flat. 16.8% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

351 firms hired at least one lateral in Construction in the window. Ten firms account for 15.9% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: moderately concentrated. Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 11-20 band.

New York ranks first among destination cities with 8.5% of arrivals, followed by London (6.8%). 21.9% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

0.7% of moves came as part of a group, against 1.5% market-wide. Over the last 6 months, 38 lawyers left for an in-house role: 9.4 for every 100 lateral moves, against 13.1 market-wide.

With volume in Construction holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.