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Lateral hiring is at record levels. Business cases are more rigorous than they have ever been, and the investment in finding and landing senior talent has never been higher. And yet integration outcomes remain stubbornly inconsistent. The hire is getting more sophisticated but what happens next often is not.

As we move further into 2026, fresh from recent travels and conversations, it’s increasingly clear that the market is shifting even faster than many expected.

Offshore law firms have spent the past two decades oscillating between three models

 Over the past 15 years that Hydrogen has been placing lawyers into offshore jurisdictions, the market has changed significantly. Career success was often linked to working in major financial centres such as London or New York but that view has shifted.

Access the Legal Salary Guide 2026 from Hydrogen Group, covering salary benchmarks, hiring trends and market insights across the legal sector.