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Tax-Exempt & Nonprofit Organizations: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on Tax-Exempt & Nonprofit Organizations and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the Tax practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 45
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +15.0%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 44.4%
- Partner share of moves
- 37
- Firms that hired
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 45 lawyers joined a new firm in Tax-Exempt & Nonprofit Organizations from November 2025 to October 2026. On settled windows the count went from 40 to 46 (+15.0%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Tax | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 44.4% | 37.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 20.0% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 35.6% | 48.5% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 17.8% | 15.5% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 30.8% | 21.1% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 31.1% | 49.9% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+15.0%) | rose (+23.8%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Tax practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 31.1% here against 49.9%, below it. Year on year it held flat while the Tax practice as a whole rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 124 lawyers moved in Tax-Exempt & Nonprofit Organizations, 59 of them partners (47.6%). They joined 88 different firms. 19.4% stepped up a level on the move and 27.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 42.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner44.4%
- Counsel20.0%
- Associate35.6%
This is a partner market: 44.4% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide. Year on year partner moves alone held level (21 to 21 on settled windows, 0.0%). A step up in title came with 17.8% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers31.1%
- 400-999 lawyers33.3%
- 150-399 lawyers26.7%
Lateral hires in Tax-Exempt & Nonprofit Organizations were spread across 37 firms. 31.1% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers42.4%
- 400-999 lawyers25.9%
- 150-399 lawyers20.0%
- under 150 lawyers11.8%
30.8% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.
There were 49 open roles in Tax-Exempt & Nonprofit Organizations on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
With volume in Tax-Exempt & Nonprofit Organizations holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.
Time to partner in Tax-Exempt & Nonprofit Organizations
96 lawyers were promoted to partner in Tax-Exempt & Nonprofit Organizations 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 14.5 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 60.2% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 83 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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