the process. the us legal market: performance driven by post-summer deal revivalThe US’ top law firms have harnessed the recovery in the US economy to post blistering increases in fees and profits, according to Legal Week research that shows the national top 50 last year averaging growth increases of 10%.

The results of Legal Week‘s 2003 financial rankings show that the top 50 firms by revenue averaged growth in fees of 10.3% – pushing annual revenues for ranked firms to $28.84bn (£15.6bn) with average profits per partner up 10.2%. (1 April)