The number of female lawyers making partnership at the UK’s top 20 law firms rose by more than a third (36%) in 2014, alongside a 14% rise in overall global partner promotions.

Female partners account for 31% (113) of the 370 global partner promotions in this year’s round. The proportion of women being promoted is up on both last year (26%) and 2012 (27%), suggesting top firms’ efforts to increase diversity in their partnerships are bearing fruit.