FOCUS ON THE UNDER 40
A new wave of leadership is emerging in the Iberian legal market, driven by a young generation of lawyers. Many of them are already partners, some even heading entire departments
by vincenzo rozzo
A snapshot from LC Publishing’s research highlights a “colony” of under 40 lawyers thriving across various practices. In a survey of 63 law firms, comprising 4,316 legal professionals (partners, associates, counsel, and trainees), 2,606 of them – more than half – are under 40.
Based on data gathered by the research team, KPMG Abogados leads the Iberian market in terms of young professionals, boasting 720 lawyers under the age of 40 out of a total of 950 – approximately 75%. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo follows in second place with 191 lawyers under 40 from a total of 333, representing 57%. Rounding out the top five, KPMG and GA_P are joined by Abreu Advogados, which has 178 young professionals out of 310 (57%); Broseta Abogados with 165 out of 244 (67%); and Ambar Partners, with 124 out of 355 (35%).
Among practice areas, the corporate M&A department has the highest concentration of young lawyers, with 296 out of 523 practitioners in total. Ambar Partners leads in terms of total professionals in this field, with a focus team of 99 lawyers, of whom 32 (32%) are under 40. Broseta Abogados ranks second, with an impressive 71% of its M&A team under 40 – 30 out of 42. The top five is rounded out by KPMG, where 24 out of 31 lawyers (77%) are under 40, Osborne Clarke with 19 out of 26 (73%), and Abreu Advogados, where 15 of the 54 professionals (27%) are young lawyers.
GENDER EQUALITY
Out of 2,606 professionals under 40, 1,473 are women, slightly more than half.
KPMG stands out with an impressive 500 women under the age of 40, accounting for a majority of the firm’s 720 young professionals. This makes the firm a leader in promoting gender diversity within its ranks, with women making up nearly 70% of its young workforce. GA_P holds the second position with 122 women under 40 out of a total of 191, which translates to about 64% female representation in its younger demographic. Similarly, Abreu shows a strong proportion of female lawyers, with 112 women out of 178 total young professionals, amounting to approximately 63%. Broseta follows with 98 women out of 165 young professionals, and RocaJunyent also has a notable 53 women under 40 out of 113, maintaining a gender ratio of almost 47%. Overall, the data reflects a positive trend in the legal industry toward gender equality, particularly in younger age groups.
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