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title: Q1 2025 Lateral Hiring Report | Firm Prospects
description: Discover the latest trends in lateral hiring for 2025, including shifts in talent acquisition and key insights for navigating economic uncertainty.
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\+ FIRM PROSPECTS RESEARCH - 2025 REPORT

# 2025 Q1 Lateral Hiring Trends Report

Get the Data Driving BigLaw's Strategy in 2025

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AmLaw 200 firms are shifting hiring strategies amid post-election turbulence, government downsizing, and economic uncertainty. Are you keeping up?

#### **What You'll Discover in the Report:**

- How Trump’s federal agency cuts led to a surge in government employees moving to law firms, with certain firms benefiting the most.
- Partner hiring is increasing, while associate hiring is decreasing, as firms focus on senior talent.
- Litigation is decreasing while corporate work is increasing, indicating a shift in focus for 2025.
- Former SEC, DOJ, and U.S. Attorney’s Office employees are highly sought after as firms prepare for trade and enforcement challenges.

#### **The Data in this Report Will Help You:**

- Anticipate hiring trends before your competitors.
- Benchmark your firm’s strategy against the Am Law 200.
- Identify high-value talent pools (e.g., ex-government partners).

Download Firm Prospects’ 2025 Q1 Lateral Hiring Report to reveal the trends reshaping legal talent acquisition.

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