A year after posting spectacular gains in revenue per lawyer and profits per partner, Kirkland & Ellis saw its growth level off in 2011, according to The American Lawyer’s reporting.

Thanks to higher rates and a 5 percent increase in lawyer head count, the firm’s gross revenue rose a healthy 8 percent to $1.75 billion last year. Its revenue per lawyer, on the other hand, rose just 3 percent after surging 21 percent in 2010.

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