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Sunday, May 17, 2026

'Not A Lot of Deal Work' - Law.com

What You Need to Know

  • Boston-based legal industry data company Firm Prospects shows that law firms are choosing to add lawyers in counter-cyclical practice areas.
  • Lawyers moving to new firms last month in seven southeastern states increased 14% from November 2022.
  • Law firms in Georgia and North Carolina were most likely to see lawyers move from other firms last month.

Law firms in the Southeast are continuing to focus more on litigation-related lateral hires than lawyers in transactional practices, according to a new study, which also showed more lawyers moved to new law firms in the Southeast in November than during the same time last year.

The study by Boston-based legal industry data company Firm Prospects LLC appears to show that law firms are “being cautious,” adding lawyers in counter-cyclical practice areas amid continued economic uncertainty, said Firm Prospects CEO Adam Oliver.

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