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Onward Insights - August 2026
Attorney loyalty is no longer the safest career strategy. This edition of Onward Insights looks at why even Wachtell is losing partners, how Big Law is restructuring around lateral hiring instead of law school pipelines, what recent compensation announcements actually mean once you read past the headline, and what the July 2026 market data signals for attorneys weighing a move.
Onward Insights - July 2026
Global M&A crossed $2.85 trillion and legal employment hit a record for the third straight month. But in a market moving this fast, a big hiring number and real growth are not the same thing. Here is what H1 2026 actually looked like, firm by firm and market by market.

