Ongoing fears that partnership is losing its lustre have been tempered by a rise in global promotions and a marked increase in female appointments. Pui-Guan Man analyses the first round of partner promotions at the UK top 30 since HMRC’s tax clampdown on the salaried ranks
Long office hours and the need for almost surgical attachment to a BlackBerry or other smartphone mean even the lure of potential seven-figure salaries is increasingly failing to persuade younger lawyers that partnership represents the holy grail of their career.
