INTERNAL PROMOTIONS
2006-07: Corporate 1, property 1, private client 1, pensions 1
2005-06: Corporate 1, private client 1
2004-05: Competition 1

LATERALS
2006-07: IT 1, private client 1, litigation 1
2005-06: Corporate 1, dispute resolution 1, property 1, litigation 1
2004-05: Private client 3, property 1

Intake as percentage of partnership: 12.7
New female partners as percentage of intake: 14.3
Firms recruited from: Faegre & Benson, DLA Piper, Nabarro
Equity structure: 20 equity partners, 35 non-equity
Practice area(s) most heavily promoted: Private client
*Figures supplied relate to the calendar year

For the second year in a row Speechly Bircham has doubled its internal promotions. It made one promotion in 2004-05, two in 2005-06 and four in 2006-07.

The corporate and private client groups were the biggest winners with two appointments apiece. Three laterals into IT, private client and the litigation departments in 2006-07 represented a slight reduction from the four hires made in both 2004-05 and 2005-06.