Practice by city · November 2026
Litigation & Disputes in Brisbane: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Litigation & Disputes in Brisbane over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 24
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +4.2%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 37.5%
- Partner share of moves
- 58
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 24 lateral moves in Litigation & Disputes in Brisbane from November 2025 to October 2026, 0.4% of the practice's moves. On settled 12-month windows the count showed no clear change: 25 against 24 (+4.2%). The market as a whole moved +9.0%, a similar pace.
| Measure | Here | Litigation & Disputes | Brisbane | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 37.5% | 27.4% | 37.8% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 25.0% | 14.4% | 27.0% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 37.5% | 57.7% | 35.1% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 20.8% | 13.4% | 18.9% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 11.4% | 20.3% | 14.5% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 36.4% | 43.3% | 37.5% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+4.2%) | rose (+7.5%) | flat (-7.5%) | rose (+9.0%) |
12 months to October 2026 unless the row says three years; a row switches to three years for every column when this page's 12-month value is not published. A dash is a value we do not publish. Flat means a change under 5% or inside the noise of the two counts.
Set against the Litigation & Disputes practice as a whole, the associate share stands out most: 37.5% here against 57.7%, below it. Set against all moves in Brisbane, the share who changed city over three years stands out most: 11.4% here against 14.5%, below it. Year on year it held flat while the Litigation & Disputes practice as a whole rose.
- Partner37.5%
- Counsel25.0%
- Associate37.5%
Over the three years to October 2026, 58 lawyers moved in Litigation & Disputes in Brisbane. They joined 22 different firms. 19.0% stepped up a level on the move and 11.4% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 34.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers36.4%
- under 150 lawyers36.4%
Partners make up 37.5% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. A step up in title came with 20.8% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers34.2%
- 150-399 lawyers15.8%
- under 150 lawyers42.1%
Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 36.4% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
The practice accounts for 64.9% of all lateral moves in Brisbane. Over the three years to October 2026, 67.2% of movers came from another firm in Brisbane itself.
For a firm planning a hire in Litigation & Disputes in Brisbane, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.
Time to partner in Litigation & Disputes in Brisbane
21 lawyers were promoted to partner in Litigation & Disputes in Brisbane over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
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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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