Rise In Lateral Moves Offers Actionable Intelligence For Law Firms

Lateral Attorney Movement and Law Firm Growth in 2017

Lateral movement tracking reports generated by Leopard Firmscape indicate there has been a steady rise in lateral attorney hires since 2014 among the nation’s Top 200 law firms. Consisting of data from more than 6,000 lateral moves tracked since 2012, this article provides critical intelligence important to the business development concerns of law firms.

What You’ll Learn in This Whitepaper:

  • Current market overview
  • Drivers affecting the rise in lateral hires
  • The difference between firms in growth versus stagnation mode
  • Practice area and regional differences
  • Practice area success

The data prompts the questions: What are the drivers affecting the rise in lateral hires? What is the difference between firms in growth versus stagnation mode?