AFR Features Hamilton Locke – One of the Largest Increases to Law Firm Partnerships in Australia

Hamilton Locke has featured in the Australian Financial Review (AFR) as a top 3 Australian law firm having the largest increase to its partnership since last January 2021. The AFR conducts a bi-annual review of the Australian legal sector and features top firms in its Law Partnership Survey.

The exponential growth of Hamilton Locke’s partnership was recognised by the AFR: “McCabes recorded the largest increase to its partnership since last January of any firm at 28.6 per cent, followed by White & Case (26.3 per cent), Hamilton Locke (23.8), EY (23.3) and Squire Patton Boggs (16.7).” 1

Hamilton Locke’s growth in regards to partners and senior associates was also profiled,  ranking as a top 20 firm in terms of new partners and a top 40 firm in terms of the growth of the firm’s senior associates. Over the past year, Hamilton Locke has appointed 9 new partners, with the partnership currently totalling 26.

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1https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/law-firms-are-raiding-their-rivals-for-partners-as-business-booms-20211130-p59dd9#:~:text=On%20a%20year%2Dlong%20timeline,Squire%20Patton%20Boggs%20(16.7)

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