Senior City lawyers moved jobs in record numbers this year, as the aggressive expansion of US law firms chasing private capital work in London fuelled more poaching of partners.
Law firms in the capital hired 668 partners so far in 2025, according to figures from Edwards Gibson, the highest number of moves since the legal recruiter started collecting data in 2007 and a 21 per cent increase on last year.
US private equity giant Kirkland & Ellis made the largest number of partner hires at 19, followed by firms such as White & Case and Baker McKenzie, as American groups continued to invest in bulking up their private equity practices in London.
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