Graph2Eight out of 10 high ranking partners in the UK’s top firms would consider selling a minority stake of their firms to outside investors – and one in five say they would ‘definitely’ do it, according to a Legal Week Big Question poll.

The survey of 100 senior lawyers, conducted in association with EJ Legal, also found that 51% of the panel would be prepared to sell their firm outright if the price was right and their business was guaranteed.