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State Attorneys General: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on State Attorneys General and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the White Collar, Investigations & Criminal practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 41
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- -4.3%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 65.9%
- Partner share of moves
- 36
- Firms that hired
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 41 lateral moves in State Attorneys General. Year on year the count held level (46 to 44 on settled windows, -4.3%). That trails the wider market, which moved +9.0%.
| Measure | Here | White Collar, Investigations & Criminal | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 65.9% | 41.6% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 14.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 19.5% | 45.2% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 12.2% | 13.4% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 14.4% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 58.5% | 55.5% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (-4.3%) | flat (+8.2%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 White Collar, Investigations & Criminal practice as a whole, the associate share stands out most: 19.5% here against 45.2%, below it. Year on year it moved with the White Collar, Investigations & Criminal practice as a whole: both flat.
Over the three years to October 2026, 135 lawyers moved in State Attorneys General, 80 of them partners (59.3%). They joined 83 different firms. 12.6% stepped up a level on the move and 14.4% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 74.3% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner65.9%
- Counsel14.6%
- Associate19.5%
At 65.9%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. On settled 12-month windows partner moves alone showed no clear change: 26 against 27 (-3.7%). 12.2% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.
Lateral hires in State Attorneys General were spread across 36 firms. Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 58.5% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers74.3%
- 400-999 lawyers11.5%
- 150-399 lawyers6.2%
- under 150 lawyers8.0%
City figures here cover the three years to October 2026. New York ranks first among destination cities with 30.4% of arrivals, followed by Washington, DC (23.0%).
For a firm planning a hire in State Attorneys General, 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 State Attorneys General
20 lawyers were promoted to partner in State Attorneys General in the 12 months to May 2026, 90 over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 11.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 14.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 68.2% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 85 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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