As law firms look to the Southeast as a region rife with expansion opportunities, there has been a flurry of new office openings in one major city: Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sandwiched between major markets with prominent legal communities—Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.—the city of more than 850,000 people is both a commercial hub and the second-largest banking hub in the country by assets. It’s home to Bank of America. Recently, it’s also become the home of choice for firms looking to add an outpost in the Southeast.