We are in the midst of the busiest legal jobs market that we’ve witnessed in our 20+ years as legal recruiters (10 years as Atticus Recruiting). In January we had four clients start new positions (3 litigators and 1 tax attorney), received two offers for clients (1 partner, 1 associate) and had 10 clients interviewing, most at multiple law firms ranging from Am Law 25s to boutiques. While commercial finance, real estate and litigation remain the busiest legal areas for job opportunities, we are also seeing strategic needs for law associates and income level law partners in Antitrust, Capital Markets, Corporate – General, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Environmental, Family Office, Funds (formation and regulatory), M&A/PE and Technology and IP Transactions.