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A&O Shearman only firm to pick up new KC as silk appointments rise

Alex Ryan
Alex Ryan · 27 January 2025 · 5 min read
The Bar United Kingdom
A&O Shearman only firm to pick up new KC as silk appointments rise

This year’s 2024 round of King’s Counsel appointments saw only one solicitor advocate take silk – in line with each of the last two years and down from five in the 2021 round and six in the 2020 round.

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