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Consumer Financial Services: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on Consumer Financial Services and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the Financial Services Regulatory practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 66
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +39.1%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 40.9%
- Partner share of moves
- 29
- Firms that hired
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 66 lateral moves in Consumer Financial Services from November 2025 to October 2026. On settled windows the count went from 46 to 64, up 39.1% year on year. That runs ahead of the wider market, which moved +9.0%.
| Measure | Here | Financial Services Regulatory | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 40.9% | 47.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 27.3% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 31.8% | 37.6% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 15.2% | 13.7% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 22.9% | 14.0% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 59.1% | 66.7% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | rose (+39.1%) | rose (+19.6%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Against the Financial Services Regulatory practice as a whole, the widest gap is the counsel share, which is higher here: 27.3% against 14.5%. Year on year it moved with the Financial Services Regulatory practice as a whole: both rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 152 lawyers moved in Consumer Financial Services, 59 of them partners (38.8%). They joined 66 different firms. 15.8% stepped up a level on the move and 24.3% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 50.8% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner40.9%
- Counsel27.3%
- Associate31.8%
At 40.9%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 20 to 27 (+35.0%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. A step up in title came with 15.2% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers59.1%
- 400-999 lawyers30.3%
- 150-399 lawyers7.6%
29 firms hired at least one lateral in Consumer Financial Services in the window. Ten firms account for 71.9% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Womble Bond Dickinson, with arrivals in the 11-20 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers50.8%
- 400-999 lawyers27.0%
- 150-399 lawyers4.0%
- under 150 lawyers18.3%
City figures here cover the three years to October 2026. Washington, DC ranks first among destination cities with 13.8% of arrivals. 22.9% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.
There were 90 open roles in Consumer Financial Services on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
For a firm hiring in Consumer Financial Services, the pool is moving and partners are part of it: expect competing offers and budget time for a contested process.
Firms by rank and band
Each firm appears as a rank and a band, never an exact count, and only with at least 10 moves in the window.
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Womble Bond Dickinson | 11-20 |
| 2 | Troutman Pepper Locke | 6-10 |
| 3 | Hinshaw & Culbertson | 6-10 |
| 4 | Spencer Fane | 3-5 |
| 5 | Kaufman Dolowich | 3-5 |
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Womble Bond Dickinson | 11-20 |
| 2 | Hinshaw & Culbertson | 3-5 |
| 3 | Spencer Fane | 3-5 |
Deals in Consumer Financial Services
Sartori & Partners data count 21 over the three years to October 2026.
Time to partner in Consumer Financial Services
72 lawyers were promoted to partner in Consumer Financial Services over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
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, against a market median of 10.0 years. 69.1% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 55 promotions.
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Reports
- Consumer Finance Lawyers: Ten Firms Take 71.9% of Hiring
Consumer financial services hiring sits with few firms: the ten most active took 71.9% of hires against 30.6% in financial services regulatory, and hiring rose 39.1%.
November 11, 2026 · November 2026
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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