HOW LIKELY ARE LATERAL HIRES TO MAKE EQUITY

Rank	Firm	Lateral hires (%)(1)	Equity (%)(2)
1	Bircham Dyson Bell	100	60.5
2	Watson Burton	88.9	42.9
3	Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons	86.7	47.6
4	Stephenson Harwood	85.7	49.4
5	Hill Dickinson*	81	58.5
6	HBJ Gateley Wareing	80.6	66.2
7	Brabners Chaffe Street	80	53.6
7=	TLT Solicitors	80	57.1
9	Cobbetts	78.8	62.6
10	Clarke Willmott	77.1	53.2
11=	Bevan Brittan*	75	60
11=	Keoghs	75	46.2
13	DLA Piper	74.8	32.8
15	DMH Stallard	73.3	42.2
16=	Irwin Mitchell	70	69.5
16=	Martineau Johnson	70	36.4
18	DWF	69.7	27.4
19=	Fladgate Fielder*	68.8	80
19=	Salans*	68.8	45
21=	Dundas & Wilson*	66.7	100
21=	Freeth Cartwright	66.7	53.1
21=	Holman Fenwick & Willan	66.7	56.3
21=	Mishcon de Reya	66.7	42.6
21=	Pannone	66.7	84.3
26	Clyde & Co*	65.1	59.4
27	Berwin Leighton Paisner*	63.1	48.3
28	Lawrence Graham	62.5	73.2
29	Addleshaw Goddard*	61.7	63.7
30	Field Fisher Waterhouse*	61.1	74.7
(1) Lateral hires as percentage of total appointments 2004-07 *Figures supplied relate to the calendar year