LG (Lawrence Graham)
16 September 2008
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- UK 200 Position: 41
Position: 43
Firm: LGTurnover: £67.5m
Profit per equity partner: £430K
Earnings per partner: £330K
Equity spread: £215K-£650K
Net profit: £21m
Profit margin: 31 per cent
Revenue per fee-earner: £261K
Revenue per lawyer: £331K
Revenue per partner: £785K
Revenue per equity partner: £1.38m
Total number of fee-earners: 259
Total number of qualified partners: 204
Total number of partners: 86
Total number of equity partners: 49
Total number of female partners: 16
Total number of female equity partners: 10
Total number of staff: 480
Leverage ratio (equity partners/fee-earners): 1:3.2INTERNAL PROMOTIONS
2006-07: 0
2005-06: 0
2004-05: Real estate 3, business/finance 3LATERALS
2006-07: Private client 1
2005-06: Dispute resolution 1, business/finance 1
2004-05: Business/finance 6, real estate 1Intake as percentage of partnership: 1.2
New female partners as percentage of intake: 100
Firms recruited from: Baker & McKenzie, Sidley Austin, Simmons & Simmons, Tite & Lewis
Equity structure: 60 equity partners, 22 non-equity
Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Business/finance
*Figures supplied relate to the calendar yearLawrence Graham has not made an internal promotion since 2004-05, when it made six, of which three were female. The majority of the seven laterals that year were from the former Ernst & Youngaffiliated firm Tite & Lewis.
In 2006-07 the firm made one lateral hire in the private client sector, although business/finance remains a key focus, accounting for seven of the 10 laterals in the past three years.- Web: http://graduates.lg-legal.com
- Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7379 0000
- Fax: +44 (0) 20 7379 6854
- No. of Trainees: 42
- No. of Trainee Vacancies: 20-25
- Training contract application deadline: 31-Jul-08
- Selection
- Individual interview: No
- Panel interview: Yes
- Assessment day: No
- Psychometric test: No
- Written exercise: No
- No. of Seats: 4
- Opportunities Abroad: No
- Vacation Schemes
- No. placements: 32
- Summer vacation scheme application deadline: 31-Jan-08
- GDL/CPE Intake: 40%
- GDL/CPE funding
- Fees: Yes
- Maintenance: £4,500-£5,000
- LPC funding
- Fees: Yes
- Maintenance: £4,500-£5,000
- Salary/benefits
- Start: £36,000
- Qualification: £62,000
- Season ticket loan: Yes
- Healthcare: No
- Pension scheme: No
- Life assurance: Yes
- Bonus scheme: No
- Gym membership: No
- Subsidised lunch: No

