SHOOSMITHS

INTERNAL PROMOTIONS

Overall	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
	10	10	6

2006-07: Real estate 1, corporate 3, litigation 2
2005-06: Insurance 4, real estate 4, employment 2
2004-05: Real estate 3, construction 2, litigation 2, insurance 1, employment 1, corporate 1

LATERALS

Overall	2004	2005	2006
	7	9	11

2006-07: Real estate 2, corporate 3, construction 1, personal injury 1, tax 1, litigation 1, finance 1, employment 1
2005-06: Corporate/commercial 3, real estate 1, IP 1, private client 1, employment 1, shipping 1, litigation 1
2004-05: Corporate/commercial 2, real estate 2, insolvency 1, pensions 1, health/safety 1

Intake as percentage of partnership: 28.3

New female partners as percentage of intake: 23.5

Equity structure: 40 equity partners, 20 non-equity

Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Real estate-related, corporate/commercial

*Figures supplied relate to the calendar year

Shoosmiths is a firm that is not afraid to add to its partnership, and if you are a commercial property or corporate lawyer – especially one based in Birmingham or Reading – your chances of promotion are high – unlike colleagues in the IP/IT, marine, personal injury or private client teams. Over three years the firm has made up 26 partners, 10 of whom were in property-related disciplines. This compares with 27 lateral hires, six of whom were in property-related sectors and eight in corporate/commercial.