The lateral partner market didn't just heat up in 2025 but it ran hot. New data from Law.com Compass shows that Am Law 200 firms hired 4,152 lateral partners in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, up from 3,473 the prior year.
That's a nearly 20% jump — a sharp contrast to the modest 3.7% increase recorded the year before in the lateral hiring report.
The numbers tell a story of a legal industry that has found its footing again, and firms that are spending aggressively to prove it.
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