Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation · speciality monitor
Pensions & Benefits Litigation: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on Pensions & Benefits Litigation and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 20
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 40.0%
- Partner share of moves
- 59
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 20 lateral moves in Pensions & Benefits Litigation from November 2025 to October 2026.
| Measure | Here | Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 40.0% | 30.2% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | - | 19.8% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 55.0% | 48.8% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 18.6% | 14.8% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 22.2% | 19.6% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 45.0% | 61.9% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+16.6%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Set against the Pensions, Benefits & Executive Compensation practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 45.0% here against 61.9%, below it.
Over the three years to October 2026, 59 lawyers moved in Pensions & Benefits Litigation, 27 of them partners (45.8%). They joined 46 different firms. 18.6% stepped up a level on the move and 22.2% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 59.6% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner40.0%
- Associate55.0%
This is a partner market: 40.0% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers45.0%
- 150-399 lawyers35.0%
There were 33 open roles in Pensions & Benefits Litigation on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
- 1,000+ lawyers59.6%
- 400-999 lawyers19.2%
- 150-399 lawyers9.6%
- under 150 lawyers11.5%
45.0% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
Deals in Pensions & Benefits Litigation
Sartori & Partners data count 31 dated deals in Pensions & Benefits Litigation in the 12 months to October 2026 and 99 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 100.0% of them.
Time to partner in Pensions & Benefits Litigation
50 lawyers were promoted to partner in Pensions & Benefits Litigation 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. 71.1% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 45 promotions.
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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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