Merging together

Last year was a big win for the mid and smaller-sized Illinois law firms, according to data collected in Chicago Lawyer’s 2024 Largest Law Firms survey.Only one of the eight firms with 200 attorneys or more saw an increase in attorney headcount last year, while the 13 of 27 firms (48.1%) with 100-199 added attorneys, 26 of 50 firms with 50-99 (52%) and 9 of 15 firms (60%) with 49 or fewer attorneys also …