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Back to EpisodesKirkland's partners make $11m a year – but can it last?
Published 3 months ago
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In hindsight, Kirkland & Ellis’s rise to the top of BigLaw may now seem as predictable as death and taxes.
There was even a sense of inevitability when its latest financial results were released earlier this month, becoming the first firm to surpass $10bn with PEP at $11m.
But it was actually less than a decade ago, in 2017, when the firm first topped the global revenue charts.
So how did Kirkland get here, what makes it so successful, and is its place at the top of the tree actually secure?
Tune in to the new episode of The Lawyer Podcast to find out!