Internal promotions

Laterals

Intake as percentage of partnership 2005-06: 6

New female partners as percentage of intake 2005-06: 33

Firms recruited from: Morgan Cole

Equity structure: 28 equity partners, 22 non-equity partners

Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Corporate/finance, real estate.

* Figures supplied relate to the calendar year

Geldards tends to promote from within. In 2005 the firm made three internal promotions and no lateral hires. It was a change from the previous year, when it brought in three lateral hires, all from Morgan Cole. That year just one assistant was promoted to partner. In 2003, there were three internal promotions and one lateral hire.