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Law Firm Leasing Keeps Growing; Accounts for 10.5% of All U.S. Office Leasing

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
December 01, 2025

With law firm leasing staying strong during the third quarter of 2025, the legal sector accounts for 10.5% of total U.S. office leasing for the first three quarters of the year, more than double the level in 2018, showing the strength of the legal leasing market, a new Savills Q3 report finds.

Law firm leasing activity has risen steadily since 2018, and Tom Fulcher, chair of the Legal Tenant Practice Group at Savills, expects legal sector leasing to hit a record level in 2025.

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