Linklaters has appointed a new co-graduate recruitment partner in Mark Middleton, replacing Matt Keats with immediate effect.

The capital markets specialist will work alongside litigator Euan Clarke, who was appointed graduate partner in 2007. The duo will oversee the City giant's graduate recruitment initiatives and policy in the UK.

The appointment comes as former co-head Keats relocates to the Linklaters' Moscow arm to work in the projects practice.