Employment & Labor in London: lateral monitor

From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 59 lateral moves in Employment & Labor in London, 3.9% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 47 to 58 (+23.4%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 164 lawyers moved in Employment & Labor in London, 21 of them partners (12.8%). They joined 71 different firms. 9.1% stepped up a level on the move and 17.9% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 55.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

The partner share is 15.3%, below the market's 27.7%, so most movers are associates and counsel. A step up in title came with 13.6% of moves (market 12.9%).

The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. Lateral hires in Employment & Labor in London were spread across 71 firms. Ten firms account for 39.6% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Lewis Silkin, with arrivals in the 11-20 band.

The practice accounts for 4.5% of all lateral moves in London. Over the three years to October 2026, 53.0% of movers came from another firm in London itself. A change of city came with 22.5% of moves (market 20.5%).

There were 23 open roles in Employment & Labor in London on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

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

47 lawyers were promoted to partner in Employment & Labor in London over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.

The median time from first year of practice to partner is 13.0 years, with the middle half between 11.2 years and 18.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 46.2% made partner within 12 years.

These figures rest on 26 promotions.