Turnover: £37m
Profit per equity partner: £285K
Earnings per partner: £208K
Equity spread: £104K-£351K
Net profit: £8.8m
Profit margin: 24 per cent
Revenue per fee-earner: £116K
Revenue per lawyer: £322K
Revenue per partner: £771K
Revenue per equity partner: £1.19m
Total number of fee-earners: 318
Total number of qualified partners: 115
Total number of partners: 48
Total number of equity partners: 31
Total number of female partners: 11
Total number of female equity partners: 4
Total number of staff: 625
Leverage ratio (equity partners/fee-earners): 1:2.7

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INTERNAL PROMOTIONS
2006-07: Personal injury 1
2005-06: Real estate 1, commercial 1, property finance 1
2004-05: Employment 1

LATERALS
2006-07: Construction 1
2005-06: Commercial 1, construction 1
2004-05: Real estate 1, family 1

Intake as percentage of partnership: 4.5
New female partners as percentage of intake: 0
Equity structure: 32 equity partners, 12 non-equity
Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Property-related, commercial
*Figures supplied relate to the calendar year

Hugh James has been slow and steady on the growth front, but there are opportunities available, especially for real estate-related lawyers. The Cardiff office was promoted the most heavily, with associates in the Merthyr Tydfil and Blackwood offices struggling to make partnership. The firm has not made up any dispute resolution, corporate, IT/IP or insolvency partners for some time. Construction has also been a target for lateral hires.