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Wedlake Bell

Internal promotions

Overall	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
	3	0	1

2005-06: Corporate 1
2004-05: 0
2003-04: Banking 1, private client 1, insolvency 1

Laterals

Overall	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
	2	1	3

2005-06: Private client 1, media 1, corporate 1
2004-05: Media 1
2003-04: Property litigation 1, pensions 1

Intake as percentage of partnership 2005-06: 11

New female partners as percentage of intake 2005-06: 50

Firms recruited from: Beattie & Co, Boodle Hatfield, CMS Cameron McKenna, Freshfields, Jones Day

Equity structure: 19 equity partners, 18 non-equity partners

Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Private client, banking, corporate

As a general rule, Wedlake Bell has made more lateral hires than promotions during the three-year period. In 2005-06 the firm made up just one partner, but brought in three laterals. The previous year no promotions were made, while one partner joined the firm. Only in 2003-04 did internal promotions exceed lateral hires, with three lawyers promoted to the partnership.

Women make up the majority of new partners, both laterals and internals, with six places out of the 11. Private client and media receive the most partners with two each.