The appetite for lateral partners in Big Law has remained strong in the second half of 2024, even if it means firms have to cough up extra compensation so lawyers aren’t leaving money on the table when they change firms.

There’s still plenty of activity on the lateral front even as the third quarter progresses, recruiters and analysts say. Much of the lateral interest will manifest in moves at the start of 2025, in part because partners want to collect all of what they’re owed for the year before moving on.