Exceptional lawyers
join gunnercooke to take
their practice further.
We exist to give our partners — and their clients — a better way to practise law. The same quality of work. The same standard of client. A structure that finally rewards what you actually contribute.
The people here set the standard.
This isn’t a loose network of sole practitioners. gunnercooke has built a genuinely collegiate community of 650+ advisors globally — the majority from top-tier firms — who collaborate, refer work to each other, and hold the practice to a high standard.
Up to 60% of our partners have worked in a top-50 firm. The conversation you have here is a conversation between equals — and our partners tell us that’s what they value most.
Up to 30% of total firm revenue is generated through internal referrals. Cross-selling is structural here, not aspirational.
650+ advisors who actively collaborate, refer work, and invest in each other’s success. Our annual Symposium brings the whole firm together — and our partners tell us it’s unlike anything they experienced at a traditional firm.
Your earnings here are tied to what you generate — not to lockstep, not to the firm’s collective performance. Partners keep up to 90% of billings above £550k. No politics. No ceiling.
gcTrust provides the compliance, finance, IT and marketing infrastructure of a leading firm — invisibly, so you can focus entirely on your clients. 16 offices. 126 client countries. 40+ practice areas.
No mandatory retirement. No de-equitisation conversation. You build the practice you want, run it how you want, and decide on your own timeline when and how to transition.
Your earnings should reflect what you actually generate.
At most firms, partners retain a fraction of what they generate. The gap between what you bill and what you take home widens every year — not because your practice is underperforming, but because the structure is designed that way.
At gunnercooke, our partners keep up to 90% of billings above £550k. The model is transparent, tiered, and designed around one principle: your contribution is yours.
Indicative only. Traditional firm retention ~30%. Fee brackets adjust annually. Set-up fee £3,000 + VAT.
Partners moving from a traditional firm at £600k billing typically see their take-home increase by £150k–£200k in year one — before any growth in their practice.
Up to 30% of total firm revenue comes from internal referrals. Most partners begin receiving referral work within their first quarter — adding to their billing without additional business development effort.
The vast majority of partners who join us bring their key client relationships with them. gunnercooke's infrastructure and brand credibility gives clients confidence — and our NPS of +91 reflects the quality of service they receive once here.
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We don't run a recruitment process. We have a conversation — directly, honestly, and without pressure. Our goal is to give you enough to make a genuinely informed decision about whether gunnercooke is the right platform for your practice.
Everything is handled confidentially. Most partners who decide to join complete the move within six to eight weeks of their first conversation.
An informal discussion with a senior member of our team — or directly with a gunnercooke partner in your practice area. No agenda beyond understanding your practice and whether there's a fit worth exploring.
We walk through the model in detail — remuneration, infrastructure, the referral network, and what the transition typically looks like for a partner at your stage and billing level.
We encourage you to speak directly with gunnercooke partners who came from similar firms and practices. Candid, peer-to-peer, on your timeline.
When you decide to join, we work with you on the structure of your practice — team, targets, transition timeline. At a pace that works for you and protects your client relationships throughout.
From partners who made the move.
It truly is a collaborative firm. Other firms give the word collaboration lip service only. Here it is structural — the referral network brought in work from week one.
Senior Partner · Corporate · Previously at a top-10 firm
I was unshackled from lockstep and given a platform to build exactly the practice I had always envisaged. The financial difference in year one was significant. I wish I had moved sooner.
Senior Equity Partner · Employment · Joined 2022
My clients followed me without hesitation. What I didn't anticipate was how quickly the internal referral network would add to that. The model works in both directions.
Band 1 Partner · Real Estate · Joined 2023
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No commitment. Speak directly with a senior member of our team — or a gunnercooke partner in your practice area — about whether the platform is right for your practice.
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