Magic Circle partner promotions: numbers fall but gender diversity improves Marco Cillario17 May 2018Partnership promotionsGender diversityMagic Circle Marco Cillario assesses the latest rounds at London’s big fiveThe overall number of partner promotions at Magic Circle firms has dropped 10% this year to 89 after nearing 100 in 2017.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Related ContentHogan Lovells and Akin announce 2025 partner promotionsA&O high yield head retires ahead of Shearman tie-up as firm makes first combined partner promosPromotions dip at Slaughters as firm makes up five new partners‘You don’t get a choice about whether you’re a role model’ – shifting the LGBTQ+ dial in lawWomen deal stars prove you can have it all – but don’t worry men, you are KenoughThe Last Word: Gender agenda‘$20m isn’t much once you deduct the essentials’ – LB’s best quotes of the yearTalent wars, private equity and number crunching: LB’s most read features of 2024Youle, Dejonghe, Levine and the top women in private equity – LB’s most popular interviews of 2024