Simmons & Simmons, for instance, kept on 71 per cent of its newly-qualifeds - compared to 89 per cent in 2012.
Simon Johnson, recruitment partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer told Legal Week: 'I think numbers will remain flat or see a downward trend in coming years, which is part of the inherent caution at law firms.'
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