The Market For Lateral Biglaw Partners Is In Decline

Last year was not a great year if you were interested in moving firms as a partner.

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

According to data collected in Leopard Solutions‘ State of the Legal Industry 2020 report, what percentage of the top 200 law firms saw a decline in the number of lateral partners hired in 2020 compared with 2019?

Hint: Leopard reports only 28 percent hired more partners in 2020 compared with 2019 (the balance hired lateral parters at the same rate as the previous year).

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