Top UK and US corporates are increasingly turning to the legal profession to fill senior leadership roles, according to a new research project carried out by Reed Smith and KPMG.
The report, which looked at CEO appointments at FTSE 100 and Fortune 100 companies over the last decade, highlights a steady rise in the numbers of CEOs who have either studied law or gone on to qualify as a practitioner. Between 2002 and 2012, the number rose from three to seven in the FTSE 100, and from 10 to 17 among the Fortune 100.
