WEIGHTMANS

Overall	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
	2	8	5

2006-07: Commercial 1, healthcare 2, litigation 2
2005-06: Litigation 4, real estate 1, professional indemnity 2, public sector 1
2004-05: Litigation 1, professional indemnity 1

Overall	2004	2005	2006
	2	6	8

2006-07: Healthcare 1, marine 1, transport 2, litigation 3, public sector 1
2005-06: Litigation 1, real estate 2, professional indemnity 1, public sector 1, transport 1 2004-05: Transport 1, real estate 1

Intake as percentage of partnership: 14.8

New female partners as percentage of intake: 13.5

Firms recruited from: Ricksons, Berryman Lace Mawer, Clyde & Co, DLA Piper

Equity structure: 24 equity partners, 64 non-equity

Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Healthcare, professional indemnity, litigation

*Figures supplied relate to the calendar year

Over the past three years Weightmans has promoted 15 lawyers to its partnership, with a focus on contentious practice groups. 2005-06 saw this peak, with eight made up. Healthcare and professional indemnity saw the most promotions in 2006-07 and 2005-06 respectively. The firm has also been steadily rebuilding through lateral hires following a turbulent period, increasing the number of lateral hires over the past three years to reach eight in 2006-07.