By the Numbers: 11 Big Law Firms Welcome New Leaders in 2024

Nearly a dozen major law firms will welcome new leaders in 2024, with several positions that still need to be filled in the coming year.

Several of these leaders are stepping into roles held by leaders for decades and doing so at an interesting time.

Transactional work, which supercharged profits just two years ago, still remains muted yet competition among top firms is as fierce as ever as the gap widens between the nation’s most profitable firms and others. Challenges lie ahead for those about to assume their firms’ top roles from return to office mandates and increasing compensation for ...