Market Reports Deacon Legal
Market Reports Deacon Legal Team

Given our partner focus, we track trends. Twice a year we produce our Headline Partner Moves in London report which provides insights and commentary.

The report is well-received in the law firm senior market and regularly featured in the legal press.

The most recent report, looking back over H1 2026, highlighted key statistics and trends including:

H1 2026 saw 349 moves, down slightly by 2.5% in H1 2025 where we tracked 358 moves.

107 of the 349 moves tracked were female – 30.7%, which is down slightly from last year’s 31.7% (111 moves) during the same period.

The most active practice areas were: Finance, Real Estate, Commercial Litigation/International Arbitration and Corporate.

If you would like a copy of our H1 2026 Market Report, please contact May Ffitch at may.ffitch@deaconsearch.com

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