By the Numbers: 15 Lateral Moves That Defined Big Law in 2022

This year was a tale of two halves in Big Law’s lateral hiring market. Competition for top talent raged to start the year, before cooling off as many firms went into preservation mode.

The top 50 law firms hired more than 1,100 partners through mid-December, virtually the same as they brought in a year ago, according to data from Firm Prospects. But more than 60% of the additions came in the first six months of this year.

The list of lateral moves that defined Big Law are, not surprisingly, heavily weighted toward the first half of 2022. It shows that ...