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At a glance
DAC Beachcroft
Type:
International
Revenue:
£348m
NQ salary:
Undisclosed
TCs:
20
Known for:
Insurance, employment, real estate
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International
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International
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Davis Polk
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2.5bn
NQ salary:
£180,000
TCs:
5
Known for:
Capital markets, corporate/M&A, leveraged finance
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Dentons
Type:
International
Revenue:
$2.7bn
NQ salary:
£104,000
TCs:
25
Known for:
Corporate/M&A, energy, resources and infrastructure
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International
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DLA Piper
Type:
International
Revenue:
$4.2bn
NQ salary:
£130,000
TCs:
65
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A, real estate, energy, resources and infrastructure
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International
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International
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Eversheds Sutherland
Type:
International
Revenue:
£769m
NQ salary:
£110,000
TCs:
50
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A and finance
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International
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Fieldfisher
Type:
International
Revenue:
£385m
NQ salary:
£100,000
TCs:
25
Known for:
TMT, capital markets, energy and resources
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International
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Freshfields
Type:
Magic Circle
Revenue:
£2.2bn
NQ salary:
£150,000
TCs:
100
Known for:
Corporate, finance and litigation powerhouse
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Magic Circle
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Magic Circle
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Gibson Dunn
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$4.2bn
NQ salary:
£180,000
TCs:
10
Known for:
Private equity, arbitration, energy and infrastructure
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Goodwin
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2.72bn
NQ salary:
£175,000
TCs:
14
Known for:
Real estate, intellectual property, venture capital, leveraged finance
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Type:
Silver Circle
Revenue:
£1.36bn
NQ salary:
£145,000
TCs:
65
Known for:
Litigation, energy, resources and infrastructure, corporate/M&A
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Silver Circle
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Hogan Lovells
Type:
International
Revenue:
£2.49bn
NQ salary:
£140,000
TCs:
50
Known for:
Litigation, regulation, finance
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Kirkland & Ellis
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$10.5bn
NQ salary:
£174,418
TCs:
15
Known for:
Private equity, funds, restructuring and insolvency
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