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A&O Shearman
Type:
Magic Circle
Revenue:
£2.2 billion
NQ salary:
£150,000
TCs:
80
Known for:
Corporate and finance powerhouse
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Addleshaw Goddard
Type:
International
Revenue:
£495 million
NQ salary:
£100,000
TCs:
70
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A and finance, real estate
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Ashurst
Type:
Silver Circle
Revenue:
£961 million
NQ salary:
£125,000
TCs:
40
Known for:
Corporate/M&A, finance, energy, resources and infrastructure
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BCLP
Type:
Silver Circle
Revenue:
$860 million
NQ salary:
£105,000
TCs:
32
Known for:
Real estate, mid-market corporate/M&A, litigation
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Baker McKenzie
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$3.3 billion
NQ salary:
£140,000
TCs:
40
Known for:
Finance, capital markets, TMT
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Bird & Bird
Type:
International
Revenue:
€632 million
NQ salary:
£98,000
TCs:
18
Known for:
TMT
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International
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Burges Salmon
Type:
International
Revenue:
£163 million
NQ salary:
£72,000 (Bristol)
TCs:
27
Known for:
Energy and infrastructure, public procurement
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International
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International
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CMS
Type:
International
Revenue:
€1.95 billion
NQ salary:
£110,000
TCs:
95
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A, real estate, TMT
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Clifford Chance
Type:
Magic Circle
Revenue:
£2.3 billion
NQ salary:
£150,000
TCs:
100
Known for:
Corporate, finance and litigation powerhouse
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Clyde & Co
Type:
International
Revenue:
£845 million
NQ salary:
£85,000
TCs:
70
Known for:
Insurance, shipping, aviation
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International
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DLA Piper
Type:
International
Revenue:
$3.9 billion
NQ salary:
£110,000
TCs:
65
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A, real estate, energy, resources and infrastructure
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Davis Polk
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2 billion
NQ salary:
£170,000
TCs:
5
Known for:
Capital markets, corporate/M&A, leveraged finance
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Dentons
Type:
International
Revenue:
$2.7 billion
NQ salary:
£100,000
TCs:
25
Known for:
Corporate/M&A, energy, resources and infrastructure
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International
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Eversheds Sutherland
Type:
International
Revenue:
£749 million
NQ salary:
£100,000
TCs:
50
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A and finance
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Fieldfisher
Type:
International
Revenue:
£370 million
NQ salary:
£95,000
TCs:
25
Known for:
TMT, capital markets, energy and resources
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Freshfields
Type:
Magic Circle
Revenue:
£2.1 billion
NQ salary:
£150,000
TCs:
100
Known for:
Corporate, finance and litigation powerhouse
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Magic Circle
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Herbert Smith Freehills
Type:
Silver Circle
Revenue:
£1.3 billion
NQ salary:
£135,000
TCs:
65
Known for:
Litigation, energy, resources and infrastructure, corporate/M&A
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Hogan Lovells
Type:
International
Revenue:
£2.32 billion
NQ salary:
£135,000
TCs:
50
Known for:
Litigation, regulation, finance
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Kirkland & Ellis
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$8.8 billion
NQ salary:
£174,418
TCs:
15
Known for:
Private equity, funds, restructuring
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Latham & Watkins
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$7 billion
NQ salary:
£174,418
TCs:
32
Known for:
Finance, private equity, capital markets
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Linklaters
Type:
Magic Circle
Revenue:
£2.1 billion
NQ salary:
£150,000
TCs:
100
Known for:
Corporate and finance powerhouse
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Magic Circle
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Macfarlanes
Type:
Silver Circle
Revenue:
£309 million
NQ salary:
£140,000
TCs:
33
Known for:
Corporate/M&A, finance, private client
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Silver Circle
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Mayer Brown
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$1.9 billion
NQ salary:
£135,000
TCs:
15
Known for:
Corporate/M&A, real estate, capital markets
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Milbank
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$1.86 billion
NQ salary:
£174,418
TCs:
12
Known for:
Finance, capital markets, energy, resources and infrastructure
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Mishcon de Reya
Type:
International
Revenue:
£302 million
NQ salary:
£95,000
TCs:
30
Known for:
Private client, real estate, IP, employment
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Norton Rose Fulbright
Type:
International
Revenue:
£1.6 billion
NQ salary:
£135,000
TCs:
50
Known for:
Energy, resources and infrastructure, insurance, finance
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International
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Osborne Clarke
Type:
International
Revenue:
€525 million
NQ salary:
£94,000
TCs:
30
Known for:
TMT, real estate, capital markets
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Paul Hastings
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2.2 billion
NQ salary:
£173,000
TCs:
12
Known for:
Leveraged finance, structured finance, infrastructure
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Paul Weiss
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2.6 billion
NQ salary:
£180,000
TCs:
10
Known for:
Private equity, leveraged finance
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Pinsent Masons
Type:
International
Revenue:
£649 million
NQ salary:
£97,000
TCs:
68
Known for:
Energy, resources and infrastructure, real estate, IP
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Quinn Emanuel
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2.08 billion
NQ salary:
£180,000
TCs:
N/A
Known for:
Litigation
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Reed Smith
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$1.5 billion
NQ salary:
£125,000
TCs:
26
Known for:
Shipping, TMT, commodities
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Shoosmiths
Type:
International
Revenue:
£206 million
NQ salary:
£97,000 (London)
TCs:
25
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A, litigation, venture capital
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Sidley Austin
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$3.1 billion
NQ salary:
£175,000
TCs:
17
Known for:
Leveraged finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A
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Simmons & Simmons
Type:
International
Revenue:
£574 million
NQ salary:
£120,000
TCs:
27
Known for:
Finance, regulation, capital markets
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Skadden
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$3.2 billion
NQ salary:
£173,000
TCs:
20
Known for:
Finance, corporate/M&A, arbitration
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Slaughter and May
Type:
Magic Circle
Revenue:
£625 million (estimated)
NQ salary:
£150,000
TCs:
95
Known for:
Corporate/M&A, finance, competition
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Magic Circle
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Squire Patton Boggs
Type:
International
Revenue:
$1.2 billion
NQ salary:
£110,000
TCs:
25
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A and finance, commodities, pensions
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Stephenson Harwood
Type:
International
Revenue:
£264 million
NQ salary:
£100,000
TCs:
25
Known for:
Shipping, mid-market corporate/M&A, litigation
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Taylor Wessing
Type:
International
Revenue:
£480 million
NQ salary:
£115,000
TCs:
25
Known for:
TMT, life sciences, private client
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International
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Travers Smith
Type:
Silver Circle
Revenue:
£215 million
NQ salary:
£120,000
TCs:
35
Known for:
Corporate/M&A, private equity, litigation
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Silver Circle
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Weil
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$1.83 billion
NQ salary:
£170,000
TCs:
15
Known for:
Restructuring, private equity, leveraged finance
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White & Case
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2.95 billion
NQ salary:
£175,000
TCs:
50
Known for:
Capital markets, arbitration, energy, resources and infrastructure
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