2019 was another year of challenges for the China legal market. We
saw continued uncertainty but there were moments of optimism,
as law firms continued to hire partners and associates and
more international firms started to take advantage of the latest
development on law firm regulations and set up various Chinese
alliances.
Here, our China consultants Shawn Chen, Levana Huang, Betty
Chen, Nicole Xu and our China researchers’ team have collected and
analysed data on the partner and experienced associate hires made by
the China offices of major international and Chinese law firms over
the last year and put together our annual review and analysis of legal
recruitment trends.
Download our full report here.