Public Law & Government: promotions and time to partner

Sartori & Partners data record 82 partner promotions in Public Law & Government from June 2025 to May 2026. Promotions are confirmed about five months late, so this window ends earlier than the lateral figures. Over the same 12 months that is 0.78 promotions for every lateral partner hired, against 0.79 across the market: more of the partner bench here is bought than made.

Across five years of promotions, the median time from first year of practice to partner is 10.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 13.0 years. The market median is also 10.0 years. The median rests on 335 promotions.

On settled windows lateral partner moves in Public Law & Government went from 105 to 104 (-1.0%), which we read as flat.

For a firm planning succession in Public Law & Government, the market leans on lateral partners: a plan that relies on internal promotion alone runs against how peers fill the bench.