Despite Dip In Law Firm Leasing In Q4 2025, Legal Market Takes Up Large Portion of Limited NYC Real Estate Market

Data from Q4 2025 showed a dip in total law firm leasing as compared to Q4 2024. However, the broader figures indicate that the legal market is taking a large portion of New York’s total office market.

5 minute read February 01, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Ryan Harroff
Despite Dip In Law Firm Leasing In Q4 2025, Legal Market Takes Up Large Portion of Limited NYC Real Estate Market

Law firms leased almost 800,000 square feet of New York City office space in Q4 of 2025, when big firms such as Kirkland & Ellis and Goodwin Procter again expanded their Manhattan footprints by tens of thousands of square feet, according to data provided to Law.com.

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