Law.com Identifies US Markets With Fastest 5-Year NLJ 500 Leverage Growth
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Updated · Law.com · Aug 18
Law.com Identifies US Markets With Fastest 5-Year NLJ 500 Leverage Growth
2 articles · Updated · Law.com · Aug 18
Summary
Law.com’s latest analysis spotlights U.S. markets where NLJ 500 firms have posted the sharpest leverage gains over the past five years, signaling the fastest shift in staffing below the equity partnership.
Those gains point to offices where firms are adding attorneys more aggressively than equity partners, reshaping local staffing structures even when firmwide averages can mask the change.
The market-by-market divergence suggests some cities are undergoing dramatic transformation while others show little movement, offering a clearer view of where the current law-firm staffing model is taking hold next.