Practice by city · November 2026
Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation in Chicago: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation in Chicago over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 21
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 33.3%
- Partner share of moves
- 47
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 21 lateral moves in Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation in Chicago, 8.3% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation | Chicago | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 33.3% | 30.2% | 26.8% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 19.1% | 16.2% | 10.0% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 42.9% | 48.8% | 61.6% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 12.8% | 14.8% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 12.5% | 19.6% | 17.9% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 57.1% | 61.9% | 51.2% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+16.6%) | flat (+9.7%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation practice as a whole, the share who changed city over three years stands out most: 12.5% here against 19.6%, below it. Against all moves in Chicago, the widest gap is the associate share, which is lower here: 42.9% against 61.6%.
- Partner33.3%
- Associate42.9%
Over the three years to October 2026, 47 lawyers moved in Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation in Chicago. They joined 31 different firms. 12.8% stepped up a level on the move and 12.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 69.6% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers69.6%
- 400-999 lawyers21.7%
At 33.3%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%.
57.1% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
There were 31 open roles in Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation in Chicago on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
The practice accounts for 3.5% of all lateral moves in Chicago. Over the three years to October 2026, 74.5% of movers came from another firm in Chicago itself.
Deals in Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation in Chicago
Sartori & Partners data count 21 over the three years to October 2026.
Specialities in Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation in Chicago
Over the three years to October 2026, Executive Compensation was involved in 63.8% of moves in Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation in Chicago, then Retirement & Pension Plans with 48.9%.
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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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