SJ Berwin saw staff numbers shrink by 9% during the last financial year, with the firm’s 2010-11 limited liability partnership (LLP) accounts showing total staff fell from 1,002 to 914.

The reduction, which saw the firm’s support staff numbers reduce by 22, with lawyer count shrinking by 66 to 465, prompted total staff costs to drop by 5% to £69.5m.