In the dog days of summer, legal recruiters aren't used to seeing much activity. But this year, Pennsylvania recruiters said, seems to be an exception.

Improvement in the broader economy may have made law firms more interested in hiring, they said, adding to other factors that have lawyers increasingly on the move.

“There seems to be a little bit more opportunistic interest in growing the equity partner ranks,” Philadelphia recruiter Steve Kruza said. “Firms are getting a little bit more aggressive about it.”