Bristol-headquartered national legal firm TLT has promoted five lawyers to partner – all of them women – in a move it said demonstrated its commitment to progressing female talent.
Women have now accounted for all partner promotions so far this year at the firm, which employs around 1,400 people across its six offices.
That has increased female representation among the firm’s 164 partners to a third as it heads towards its recently announced target of 50% by 2029.
The newly promoted partners are financial services disputes and investigations lawyer Roisin Bell, restructuring and insolvency lawyer Ainslie Benzie, head of trusts and estates Debbie Gale, planning and environment lawyer Debbie Reynolds and Rachel Smith, who specialises in all aspects of property advice for financial services clients.
The promotions follow a successful year at TLT, during which it celebrated achieving record revenue of £157m, took on a large number of new senior hires and expanded its offering into a new location in Birmingham. 
TLT senior partner Sasha Butterworth, pictured, said: “In 2023, TLT has continued to establish itself as a national law firm providing market-leading legal guidance to some of the UK’s top institutions.
“Ensuring we are promoting the next generation of legal talent is crucial to maintain the exceptional service for which we are known for across the country.
“I’m pleased to see promotions ranging across our sectors, service lines and locations, demonstrating our full-service and UK-wide offering.
“It’s also particularly encouraging to see 100% female lawyers promoted to partner this year which, alongside the individuals’ hard work and determination, demonstrates TLT’s commitment to supporting women’s career progression.”
Alongside its new partners, TLT has also made a number senior promotions including a legal director, 22 managing associates and 30 associates to senior associates across the firm’s offices in Glasgow, Belfast, London, Manchester and Bristol.
