Ed Stratford speaks with Law UK on the ‘private capital talent war’

Ed Stratford has spoken with Law UK about the competition for private capital work in London and the resulting impact on partner recruitment;

“Investing across private capital continues to be a priority focus for many of the major law firms. Competition for partners with strong sponsor relationships remains intense, and from a recruitment perspective we see little sign of that appetite slowing, which we have been saying for several years now.

“We are seeing across the market how one or two significant departures from one firm can change the calculation for other partners in the same firm, particularly where they share clients or rely on one another to deliver work. That can bring people into the recruitment market who, until that point, had seen no reason to move.”

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