Headcount has remained fairly steady in the firm's two UK offices. Cambridge is a smaller hub, which focuses on life sciences and hosts only a handful of lawyers. London, meanwhile, has around 600 lawyers and support staff, taking on around thirteen new trainees each year.
Headcount has remained fairly steady in the firm's two UK offices. Cambridge is a smaller hub, which focuses on life sciences and hosts only a handful of lawyers. London, meanwhile, has around 600 lawyers and support staff, taking on around thirteen new trainees each year.
Withers. Yes, they recruit on a rolling basis.
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Withers has a relatively small trainee intake of 12-14 a year.
Main areas of work The firm has unparalleled expertise in commercial and tax law, trusts, estate planning, litigation, funds and investment, intellectual property, charities, employment, family law, immigration and other legal issues facing high net worth individuals.
With $377,430,000 gross revenue in 2023, the firm placed 157th on the 2024 Global 200 ranking. Withersworldwide has 593 attorneys and the firm placed 21st on the 2024 UK 100 ranking.
With 220+ partners, over 650 lawyers and around 1,500 staff globally, our team is brimming with creativity, personality and legal knowledge.
Extra info Turnover:£267,000,000 (2020) Training programme applications: 667 (2021) Retention rate: 92% (2022) Partner diversity: 55.0% male (2024) 45.0% female Lawyer diversity: 37.0% male (2022) 63.0% female3 more rows