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At a glance
Proskauer
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$1.58bn
NQ salary:
Undisclosed
TCs:
8-10
Known for:
Private equity, leveraged finance, funds
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Quinn Emanuel
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2.8bn
NQ salary:
£189,000
TCs:
N/A
Known for:
Litigation
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Reed Smith
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$1.58bn
NQ salary:
£125,000
TCs:
26
Known for:
Shipping, TMT, commodities
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Shoosmiths
Type:
International
Revenue:
£217m
NQ salary:
£105,000 (London)
TCs:
25
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A, litigation, venture capital
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International
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International
At a glance
Sidley Austin
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$3.7bn
NQ salary:
£175,000
TCs:
17
Known for:
Leveraged finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A
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Simmons & Simmons
Type:
International
Revenue:
£615m
NQ salary:
£120,000
TCs:
27
Known for:
Finance, regulation, capital markets
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International
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International
At a glance
Simpson Thacher
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2.9bn
NQ salary:
£178,000
TCs:
N/A
Known for:
Private equity, funds, restructuring and insolvency
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Skadden
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$3.7bn
NQ salary:
£177,000
TCs:
20
Known for:
Finance, corporate/M&A, arbitration
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Slaughter and May
Type:
Magic Circle
Revenue:
£650m (estimated)
NQ salary:
£150,000
TCs:
95
Known for:
Corporate/M&A, finance, competition
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Squire Patton Boggs
Type:
International
Revenue:
$1.4bn
NQ salary:
£110,000
TCs:
25
Known for:
Mid-market corporate/M&A and finance, commodities, pensions
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International
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International
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Stephenson Harwood
Type:
International
Revenue:
£309m
NQ salary:
£105,000
TCs:
25
Known for:
Shipping, mid-market corporate/M&A, litigation
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International
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Sullivan & Cromwell
Type:
US firm
Revenue:
$2.05bn
NQ salary:
£177,000
TCs:
12
Known for:
M&A, debt capital markets, private equity
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