Simmons & Simmons' highest earner for 2011-12 took home around £900,000, a 12.5% increase on last year's top figure of £800,000.

The figure is contained within the firm's latest financial report, recently filed with Companies House, which also reveals that the firm is bringing in the roles of managing and senior associate for its Belgium, France, Germany and Italy bases, after introducing the roles in London some years ago.

Of the firm's overall turnover of £251.7m for the 2011-12 financial year, corporate and commercial accounted for £59.5m, down from last year's figure of £63.7m, while dispute resolution brought in £79.4m, up from £68.8m in 2010-11.

Simmons' financial markets practice took in £94.8m, up from £92.1m, while the firm's employment practice posted revenues of £18.1m, marginally down from £18.4m last year.

The overall total of £251.7m marked a 3.6% increase on 2010-11, with profits per equity partner also up by 14.8% to £528,000.

Average employee headcount at the firm decreased from 1,343 in 2010-11 to 1,234 in 2011-12, while the number of equity members at the firm remained static at 104.

Simmons this year set out a new three-year strategy plan, focused around building on the firm's strengths and fostering a high-performance culture. The firm also restructued its partnership in an effort to boost profitability, with around 10% of its equity affected.