Rising client demands and a market offering abundant lateral hiring opportunities helped swell the number of lawyers at two Texas firms by more than 40 percent during 2012. Meanwhile, percentage drops at firms losing lawyers were much lower than they were two years ago in 2010. Those are just two of the snapshots that emerged from this year’s Texas Lawyer list of the largest firms in Texas. [See charts, below.]

Both firms with the largest percentage jumps in head count are in Dallas. Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser primarily serves clients such as insurance companies, financial institutions and construction companies.Munck Wilson Mandala specializes in working with technology companies.