Family: lateral market monitor

Sartori & Partners data show 88 lateral moves in Family from November 2025 to October 2026, 0.6% of all lateral moves we tracked. On settled windows the count went from 76 to 93 (+22.4%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Partners make up 43.2% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. A step up in title came with 20.5% of moves (market 12.9%).

53 firms hired at least one lateral in Family in the window. Ten firms account for 42.5% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: concentrated. Knights ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.

City figures here cover the three years to October 2026. London ranks first among destination cities with 13.9% of arrivals, followed by New York (10.7%). 27.1% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

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