Law firms

Kirkland shortens equity track as it wages intensified war for talent

Kirkland & Ellis wrecking ball

Kirkland & Ellis has shortened its path to equity partnership by a year in another audacious move that will doubtless make rivals sit up and take notice.

The move means that its most-talented lawyers will now be considered for equity partnership nine years out of law school, rather than 10.

This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on.