These firms grew or shrunk the most by headcount or percentage during 2023.
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Firms That Grew the Most (by percent)
Law Firm |
FY2023 Total |
FY2024 Total |
% Change Total |
Woods Rogers |
80 |
124 |
56.0% |
Berger Montague |
76 |
105 |
37.5% |
Freeman Mathis & Gary |
253 |
347 |
37.2% |
Selendy Gay Elsberg |
97 |
132 |
36.1% |
Dilworth Paxson |
87 |
118 |
34.8% |
Firms That Shrunk the Most (by percent)
Law Firm |
FY2023 Total |
FY2024 Total |
% Change Total |
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis |
111 |
83 |
-25.6% |
Bressler, Amery & Ross |
159 |
120 |
-24.6% |
Hollingsworth |
88 |
67 |
-23.4% |
Freeborn & Peters |
107 |
83 |
-23.0% |
Ulmer & Berne LLP |
175 |
140 |
-20.0% |
Average Firm Size
|
2024 NLJ 500 |
2023 NLJ 500 |
Lawyers |
375.6 |
367.3 |
Equity Partners |
91 |
92 |
Associates |
169 |
165 |
Total Amount of Change Among All 500 Firms (2023-2024)
|
2024 NLJ 500 |
2023 NLJ 500 |
% Change |
Change |
Nonequity Partners |
34,820 |
33,062 |
5.3% |
1,757 |
Equity Partners |
45,593 |
45,992 |
-0.9% |
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