In the Legal's Top Laterals/New Partners supplement, read about the frenzy in the legal market and its hidden concerns, and how firms must invest in intentional and holistic integration for lateral hires. Also, check out which moves made it on our top lateral hires and runners-up lists.

Download the digital edition here. A Lateral Attorney's Guide to Being Intentional and Effective on Day One

Law firms across the globe are aggressively searching for lateral talent to strengthen their firm's service capabilities, grow their external marketability or broaden their geographic reach.

Even firms that have been net winners in the current war for associate talent have lost alarming numbers of associates to other firms. Clearly, something deeper is occurring that firms must address.

With no end in sight for the COVID-19 global pandemic, which continued to rage on in its second year with new variants taking hold—keeping most employees in their work-from-home offices—2021 was surprisingly still a good year for lateral moves in the Pennsylvania legal market.

The top-10 list included several important hires across the state. But those weren't the only moves worth noting. There were six more jumps that took place over the course of 2021 that deserve a second look.

Your hiring managers have recruited and on-boarded the perfect lateral—the one with all the qualities to help a key practice meet a spike in a demand. Through rounds of interviews, technical machinations, and competing offers, the perfect lateral chose your firm.

Achieving lasting, transformational change requires planning, refining and measuring.

The Legal Intelligencer congratulates the new class of partners for 2022.