Employment rises 7% at top 20 legal firms

Employment rates of solicitors at the country’s top 20 legal firms grew by 7%, or 127, last year, confirming a strong year for the largest legal practices.

According to figures collated by the Law Society and published in the current edition of the Law Society Gazette, the top 20 firms represent only 1% of the State’s law firms but employ 22% of solicitors.

The top 20 firms employ 1,983 solicitors of the total 8,947 with practice certificates at the end of last year.