Turnover: £68.2m
Profit per equity partner: £532K
Earnings per partner: £454K
Equity spread: £266K-£592K
Net profit: £24.8m
Profit margin: 36 per cent
Revenue per fee-earner: £209K
Revenue per lawyer: £274K
Revenue per partner: £1,049K
Revenue per equity partner: £1.47m
Total number of fee-earners: 327
Total number of qualified partners: 249
Total number of partners: 65
Total number of equity partners: 47
Total number of female partners: 8
Total number of female equity partners: 4
Total number of staff: 514
Leverage ratio (equity partners/fee-earners): 1:4.4

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INTERNAL PROMOTIONS
2006-07: Litigation 1, employment 1, real estate 2
2005-06: Litigation 1, environment 1, tax 1, planning 1, real estate 1, corporate 1
2004-05: Banking 1, tax 1, commercial 1

LATERALS
2006: 1
2005: 0
2004: Environment 1

Intake as percentage of partnership: 7.7
New female partners as percentage of intake: 20
Equity structure: 49 equity partners, 16 non-equity
Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Commercial litigation, environment, real estate-related
*Figures supplied relate to the calendar year

Burges Salmon offers a promising prospect for associates. The firm boasts a high internal promotion-to-lateral ratio, having made 18 promotions in the last four years and just three partner hires. The firm promoted one female to the partnership in 2006-07, following two in 2005-06. Only 15 per cent of its partners are female, but 41 per cent of associates are women, as are half of the firm’s assistants.