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The Student's Guide to the Leading Law Firms And 2021 The student’s guide to the leading law firms and sets in the UK e-Edition chambers-student.com Connect with us on cbaK Travers Smith is everything you could want from a law firm. First-rate training and market-leading work alongside some of the City’s finest lawyers. Prestigious clients. The opportunity to progress. And all in a supportive, non-hierarchical and inclusive environment. www.traverssmith.com 10 Snow Hill, London EC1A 2AL +44 (0) 20 7295 3000 Refine your search Firms by size p.156 Salaries and benefits p.164 Applications and selection p.169 Picking a firm for its overseas opportunities p.173 Firms by size chambersstudent.co.uk chambersstudent.co.uk Firms by size Firms by size Name Total Trainees Domestic Overseas London South South East of West Mid- East Mid- Yorkshire North North Scotland - Scotland - Scotland - Wales lawyers locations offices East West England lands lands & the East West Aberdeen Edinburgh Glasgow Humber 1 Pinsent Masons 1487 138 8 17 284 97 85 77 19 67 68 2 CMS† 1445 164 6 66 * * * * * * 3 Eversheds Sutherland 1322 110 11 19 400 77 8 231 57 172 13 163 19 182 4 Clyde & Co 916 82 11 53 * * * * * * * * 5 DWF 915 82 11 26 * * * * * * * * 6 Linklaters 868 201 1 29 868 7 Addleshaw Goddard 860 112 6 6 344 230 245 4 49 9 8 Taylor Wessing 850 40 4 24 850 9 DLA Piper 844 110 7 90 * * * * * 10 Clifford Chance 798 197 2 32 797 1 11 Allen & Overy 735 162 2 27 735 12 Womble Bond Dickinson UK 647 49 8 19 55 160 11 116 10 13 Herbert Smith Freehills 636 121 2 24 636 14 Osborne Clarke 625 50 3 23 265 38 205 Freshfields Bruckhaus 15 610 160 2 27 Deringer * * 16 Slaughter and May† 600 148 1 3 * 17 Dentons 562 81 4 170 363 88 7 66 82 18 Kennedys 555 44 11 39 236 36 15 22 46 44 60 11 3 19 Hogan Lovells 548 92 2 48 548 2 20 Ashurst† 547 40 1 16 * 21 Irwin Mitchell 511 108 15 0 115 68 15 11 68 158 17 56 3 Refine Your Search Refine 22 Charles Russell Speechlys† 509 47 3 8 * * * 23 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 498 74 2 29 498 3 24 Mills & Reeve 493 41 6 0 65 248 120 32 69 25 Norton Rose Fulbright 487 99 2 50 487 3 26 Latham & Watkins 480 48 1 28 480 27 Baker McKenzie† 451 66 1 76 * 28 Burges Salmon 419 38 3 0 8 438 16 Your Search Refine 29 Mishcon de Reya 416 32 1 1 416 30 Squire Patton Boggs 416 46 4 41 169 98 113 83 31 Simmons & Simmons 415 3 52 20 * * * 32 Hill Dickinson 399 20 5 4 119 13 247 33 Penningtons Manches Cooper 384 24 8 5 196 170 12 6 34 Macfarlanes 382 62 1 1 382 35 Stephenson Harwood 374 45 1 8 374 36 Travers Smith 373 54 1 1 365 * Firm has an office here, but did not disclose headcount. † 2019 figures: firm did not submit for 2020 156 157 Firms by size Continued chambersstudent.co.uk chambersstudent.co.uk Firms by size Continued Firms by size Continued Name Total Trainees Domestic Overseas London South South East of West Mid- East Mid- Yorkshire North North Scotland - Scotland - Scotland - Wales lawyers locations offices East West England lands lands & the East West Aberdeen Edinburgh Glasgow Humber 37 Birketts 364 34 5 0 9 355 38 Trowers & Hamlins 356 46 4 5 228 64 47 62 39 Reed Smith 350 50 2 30 350 40 Kirkland & Ellis International 340 21 1 14 340 41 RPC 321 28 2 2 236 85 42 BLM 316 37 12 1 95 15 1 35 4 137 4 15 10 43 White & Case 316 80 1 43 316 44 Withers† 295 25 2 15 * 45 Farrer & Co 294 20 1 0 294 46 Gateley 291 22 9 1 53 30 94 28 30 56 47 Bird & Bird 263 37 1 29 263 48 Foot Anstey 258 12 7 0 1 257 49 Bevan Brittan 254 19 4 0 78 107 41 31 50 Mayer Brown International 227 30 1 26 227 51 TLT 217 37 6 1 50 126 55 2 30 52 Ward Hadaway† 212 24 3 0 * * * 53 Ashfords 200 13 6 0 26 187 54 Cripps Pemberton Greenish 194 15 2 0 44 150 55 Wedlake Bell 194 N/A N/A N/A 194 56 BDB Pitmans 187 21 4 0 131 50 15 12 57 HFW 180 26 1 19 180 58 Lewis Silkin 172 13 3 2 140 13 19 Refine Your Search Refine 59 Leigh Day 172 19 2 0 149 23 60 Watson Farley & Williams 172 36 1 14 172 61 Weil Gotshal 169 22 1 14 169 62 Michelmores 168 17 4 0 21 132 63 Fladgate 165 13 1 0 165 64 Russell-Cooke 165 14 3 0 165 65 Winckworth Sherwood 164 16 3 0 164 Your Search Refine 66 Bristows 163 20 1 1 163 67 Kingsley Napley† 159 13 1 0 * 68 Jones Day 150 32 1 41 150 69 Dechert 147 18 1 25 147 70 Shearman & Sterling 147 25 1 24 147 71 Brabners 144 19 3 0 144 72 Sidley Austin 142 27 1 19 142 73 Goodwin 136 14 2 11 136 * Firm has an office here, but did not disclose headcount. † 2019 figures: firm did not submit for 2020 158 159 Firms by size Continued chambersstudent.co.uk chambersstudent.co.uk Firms by size Continued Firms by size Continued Name Total Trainees Domestic Overseas London South South East of West Mid- East Mid- Yorkshire North North Scotland - Scotland - Scotland - Wales lawyers locations offices East West England lands lands & the East West Aberdeen Edinburgh Glasgow Humber 74 Stevens & Bolton 135 13 1 0 135 75 Debevoise & Plimpton 126 18 1 9 126 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer 76 122 12 1 19 122 & Feld 77 Ropes & Gray 122 12 1 10 122 78 Covington & Burling 119 17 1 13 92 79 Bates Wells 117 12 1 0 117 Skadden Arps Slate Meagher 80 115 18 1 21 115 & Flom (UK) Hodge Jones & Allen Solici- 81 111 12 1 0 111 tors Limited 82 Taylor Vinters 110 5 3 2 43 5 62 83 Howes Percival 110 14 5 0 58 64 3 84 K&L Gates 105 14 1 43 105 85 Paul Hastings 100 16 1 22 100 86 Hewitsons 98 9 4 0 8 48 41 87 Harbottle & Lewis 96 9 1 0 96 88 Wiggin 95 3 2 1 62 33 89 Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 92 13 1 19 92 90 Cooley 91 7 1 15 91 91 Morgan Lewis† 86 15 1 29 * 92 Fox Williams 84 7 1 0 84 93 Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe 84 14 1 25 84 Refine Your Search Refine 94 Boodle Hatfield† 84 8 2 0 * * 95 Morrison & Foerster (UK) 83 7 1 16 79 96 Muckle 80 5 1 0 80 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & 97 80 21 1 15 80 Hamilton 98 Memery Crystal 78 9 1 0 78 Fried Frank Harris Shriver & 99 76 5 1 4 76 Jacobson Your Search Refine 100 Collyer Bristow 75 8 1 1 75 101 Davis Polk 73 5 1 9 73 102 Sullivan & Cromwell 72 9 1 12 72 103 Wilsons 64 4 2 0 * * 104 Vinson & Elkins RLLP 61 12 1 11 61 105 BP Collins† 56 7 1 0 * 106 Maples Teesdale 53 6 1 0 61 107 Blaser Mills Law 47 6 5 0 2 45 * Firm has an office here, but did not disclose headcount. † 2019 figures: firm did not submit for 2020 160 161 Firms by size Continued chambersstudent.co.uk chambersstudent.co.uk Firms by size Continued Firms by size Continued Name Total Trainees Domestic Overseas London South South East of West Mid- East Mid- Yorkshire North North Scotland - Scotland - Scotland - Wales lawyers locations offices East West England lands lands & the East West Aberdeen Edinburgh Glasgow Humber 108 Arnold & Porter 42 5 1 14 42 109 Peters & Peters Solicitors 39 4 1 0 39 110 Simkins 35 5 1 0 35 111 Winston & Strawn London 34 5 1 0 34 112 Northridge Law 22 3 1 0 22 113 Dorsey & Whitney 21 4 1 18 21 114 Curtis† 18 2 1 15 * * Firm has an office here, but did not disclose headcount. † 2019 figures: firm did not submit for 2020 Refine Your Search Refine Refine Your Search Refine 162 163 Salaries and benefits chambersstudent.co.uk chambersstudent.co.uk Salaries and benefits Continued Salaries and benefits Salaries and benefits Continued Firm 1st year salary 2nd year salary NQ salary Benefits Sponsorship/ Firm 1st year salary 2nd year salary NQ salary Benefits Sponsorship/ package awards package awards £40,000 (London); £43,000 (London); £75,000 (London); Davis Polk & Ward- Addleshaw Goddard £55,000 £60,000 £135,000 LPC & GDL fees £27,500 (North) £29,500 (North) £45,000 (North) well London Akin Gump Strauss Debevoise & £50,000 £55,000 $190,000 £50,000 £55,000 £134,800 Hauer & Feld Plimpton Allen & Overy £46,500 Undisclosed £90,000 Dechert £45,000 £50,000 £120,000 £28,000 (Bristol); £29,000 (Bristol); £42,000 (Bristol); Ashfords Dentons £31,000 - £44,000 £34,000 - £48,000 £48,000 - £75,000 £29,000 (Exeter) £30,000 (Exeter) £47,000 (Exeter) £45,000 (London); £50,000 (London); £76,000 (London); DLA Piper Ashurst £46,000 £50,000 £84,000 LPC & GDL fees £28,000 (rest of UK) £31,000 (rest of UK) £44,000 (rest of UK) B P Collins Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Dorsey & Whitney £43,000 £49,000 £79,000 Baker McKenzie £48,000 £52,000 £87,500 £24,000 (Newcastle); £26,000 (Birmingham, Bates Wells £36,000 £38,000 £62,000 DWF Leeds, Liverpool and Undisclosed Undisclosed Manchester); £38,000 £36,500 (London); £40,000 (London); £57,000 (London); BDB Pitmans (London) £30,000 (Reading) £32,000 (Reading) £45,000 (Reading) Farrer & Co £39,000 £42,500 £65,000 Bevan Brittan Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Fladgate £38,000 £40,000 £64,000 Bird & Bird Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed £46,000 (Bristol); Birketts £25,500 - £28,000 £26,500 - £29,000 £40,000 - £58,000 Foot Anstey £30,000 £32,000 £43,500 (outside Bristol) Blaser Mills Law £27,000 Undisclosed £40,000 Fox Williams £37,000 £39,000 £62,000 LPC fees BLM £18,000-£31,000 £21,500-£32,000 £31,000-£45,000 LPC fees Freshfields Bruck- £45,000 £51,000 £100,000 Boodle Hatfield £40,000 £42,000 £64,000 haus Deringer Fried, Frank, Harris, Brabners £25,000 £26,000 £40,000 N/A N/A £45,000 £50,000 £131,000 Shriver & Jacobson Bristows £39,500 £42,500 £66,000 N/A N/A Gateley Legal £27,000 - £35,000 £28,500 - £37,000 £41,000 - £61,500 Refine Your Search Refine Bryan Cave Leighton £44,000 (London); £48,000 (London); £78,000 (London); Gibson, Dunn & Paisner £27,000 (Manchester) £30,000 (Manchester) £43,000 (Manchester) £50,000 £55,000 £120,000 Crutcher Burges Salmon £35,000 £36,000 £50,000 Goodwin £46,000 £50,000 £125,000 LPC & GDL fees Charles Russell Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Speechlys Gowling WLG (UK) Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed Cleary Gottlieb £50,000 £55,000 £133,000 Harbottle & Lewis £37,000 £39,000
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