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• Market Pulse

The market, read daily.

A fast, recruiter's-lens read on the US legal market: partner moves, lateral hiring trends, and the BigLaw business news that actually moves careers.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

White & Case keeps buying, and Goodwin loses two partners in one day

Read the update Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Paul Hastings hits eight PE partners in eight months, and the deal-side wire stays hot

Read the update Friday, June 19, 2026

A finance co-head is reportedly headed to Dechert, and state AGs circle the Paramount deal

Read the update Thursday, June 18, 2026

Houston turns into a deal-lawyer dogfight, and firms race to staff up on dealmakers

Read the update Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Sidley pulls a finance partner out of Wachtell, and DC antitrust hiring runs hot

Read the update Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Skadden lifts an investment management group out of Akin, and funds hiring runs hot

Read the update Monday, June 15, 2026

California employment hiring heats up, and Paul Weiss draws a malpractice suit

Read the update Friday, June 12, 2026

McGuireWoods builds in Houston energy, and Ohio moves to rein in litigation finance

Read the update Thursday, June 11, 2026

Mayer Brown raids McGuireWoods again for Texas, and salaries keep climbing

Read the update Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The road to equity partner keeps narrowing, and Foley raids Sidley

Read the update Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Gibson Dunn buys its way to number two in M&A, and Taft lifts a team out of Stinson

Read the update Monday, June 8, 2026

The price of a rainmaker keeps climbing, and Gibson Dunn raids Kirkland

Read the update Friday, June 5, 2026

The IPO wave hits Big Law, and Willkie raids Goodwin

Read the update Thursday, June 4, 2026

Cooley raids Kirkland, and partner pay tops $40M

Read the update Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Weil at a crossroads, and a Paul Hastings poach

Read the update Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Paul Weiss pulls energy out of Akin Gump in Houston

Read the update Monday, June 1, 2026

Epstein Becker Green pulls six out of Manatt

Read the update Friday, May 29, 2026

Kirkland's $500M AI bet, and two named poaches

Read the update Thursday, May 28, 2026

A seven-hire New York day in BigLaw

Read the update Wednesday, May 27, 2026

A hiring list too long for one section

Read the update Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Private equity is moving into law firms

Read the update Monday, May 25, 2026

How one firm bought its way up the M&A rankings

Read the update Friday, May 22, 2026

A wave of partner moves, and a merger in the home stretch

Read the update Thursday, May 21, 2026

Paul Hastings pulls a partner from Paul Weiss

Read the update Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Where BigLaw is hiring right now

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