The Practice Area Where Biglaw Partner Billing Rates Climbed Highest

Wait till you see their hourly rates....

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Trivia Question of the Day!

According to the latest LexisNexis CounselLink report, Biglaw partner billing rates are surging in certain practice areas. In 2022, which practice area had the highest percentage rate increase?

Hint: While the average partner billable rate increased by 4.5% overall, four major practice areas saw median partner hourly rates climb by higher than 5%.

See the answer on the next page.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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