Lateral hiring in the U.K. is set for a slowdown in the second half of the year despite a busy first half, according to research by legal recruitment consultancy Edwards Gibson.

The analysis found there were a total of 264 announced partner moves over the first six months of the year, with 91 partner moves between May and June alone. This is up 14% for the same period in 2021, and up 18% from the cumulative five-year average.