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| Rank | Firm | PEP | PEP (2022-23) | % change PEP | PEP (2018-19) | % change PEP (19-24) | Equity partners | Equity partners (2022-23) | Lawyers | Lawyers (2022-23) | PPL £000k | PPL (2022-23) | % change PPL | PPL (2018-19) | % change PPL (19-24) | Firm type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DLA Piper | 2,511.3 | 2,145 | 17% | 1,069.0 | 135% | 343.0 | 373 | 5,000 | 4,734 | 159 | 169 | -5.68% | 116.0 | 37.41% | Transatlantic |
| 5 | Hogan Lovells | 2,204.0 | 1,845 | 19% | 1,039.0 | 112% | 361.0 | 368 | 2,816 | 2,747 | 283 | 247 | 14.44% | 184.0 | 53.63% | Transatlantic |
| 46 | Ashfords | 593.2 | 491 | 21% | 292.0 | 103% | 22.0 | 22 | 350 | 225 | 37 | 48 | -22.30% | 34.0 | 9.69% | Regional |
| 42 | TLT | 660.0 | 600 | 10% | 350.0 | 89% | 34.7 | 42 | 623 | 598 | 45 | 42 | 6.99% | 31.0 | 44.96% | National |
| 63 | Clarke Willmott | 419.9 | 485 | -13% | 232.0 | 81% | 26.5 | 27 | 257 | 262 | 43 | 50 | -13.22% | 25.0 | 73.57% | National |
| 22 | HFW | 855.0 | 789 | 8% | 481.0 | 78% | 88.1 | 82 | 607 | 550 | 124 | 118 | 5.28% | 76.0 | 63.46% | International |
| 25 | Shoosmiths | 781.0 | 676 | 16% | 453.0 | 72% | 41.0 | 44 | 703 | 736 | 46 | 41 | 11.02% | 30.0 | 51.73% | National |
| 2 | Macfarlanes | 2,890.0 | 2,108 | 37% | 1,723.0 | 68% | 58.4 | 64 | 490 | 531 | 344 | 254 | 35.61% | 225.0 | 53.09% | London |
| 27 | Bevan Brittan | 777.8 | 735 | 6% | 466.0 | 67% | 18.9 | 17 | 343 | 338 | 43 | 37 | 15.76% | 33.0 | 29.79% | National |
| 48 | Withers | 589.1 | 539 | 9% | 354.0 | 66% | 89.8 | 90 | 696 | 700 | 76 | 69 | 10.12% | 51.0 | 48.98% | International |
| 36 | Burness Paull | 716.4 | 713 | 0% | 433.0 | 65% | 37.6 | 39 | 371 | 352 | 73 | 79 | -8.22% | 63.0 | 15.09% | Scotland |
| 40 | Charles Russell Speechlys | 661.0 | 508 | 30% | 400.0 | 65% | 70.0 | 73 | 568 | 603 | 81 | 62 | 30.05% | 52.0 | 55.07% | London |
| 15 | Norton Rose Fulbright | 1,126.1 | 865 | 30% | 687.0 | 64% | 505.9 | 644 | 3,567 | 3,305 | 203 | 169 | 20.30% | 128.0 | 58.84% | Transatlantic |
| 43 | Capsticks | 659.0 | 586 | 12% | 405.0 | 63% | 23.0 | 22 | 500 | 351 | 30 | 37 | -18.08% | 36.0 | -15.80% | Regional |
| 73 | Cripps | 328.6 | 347 | -5% | 203.0 | 62% | 34.8 | 32 | 201 | 176 | 52 | 63 | -16.90% | 34.0 | 53.98% | Regional |
| 44 | JMW | 642.0 | 577 | 11% | 406.0 | 58% | 24.0 | 22 | 539 | 356 | 24 | 36 | -33.00% | 27.0 | -10.67% | Regional |
| 57 | Wedlake Bell | 487.0 | 374 | 30% | 311.0 | 57% | 24.0 | 19 | 207 | 189 | 57 | 38 | 48.74% | 35.0 | 61.49% | London |
| 19 | Walker Morris | 928.1 | 824 | 13% | 593.0 | 57% | 32.0 | 34 | 258 | 227 | 115 | 123 | -6.41% | 82.0 | 40.39% | Regional |
| 74 | Thorntons | 327.7 | 241 | 36% | 214.0 | 53% | 21.3 | 22 | 213 | 186 | 33 | 28 | 16.93% | 26.0 | 25.92% | Scotland |
| 16 | Simmons & Simmons | 1,076.0 | 1,016 | 6% | 710.0 | 52% | 189.0 | 186 | 1,228 | 1,144 | 166 | 165 | 0.68% | 120.0 | 38.44% | International |
| 38 | Freeths | 691.0 | 623 | 11% | 461.0 | 50% | 39.0 | 40 | 612 | 469 | 44 | 53 | -16.97% | 43.0 | 2.33% | National |
| 41 | Burges Salmon | 661.0 | 466 | 42% | 442.0 | 50% | 78.0 | 74 | 534 | 505 | 95 | 69 | 37.06% | 76.0 | 24.43% | National |
| 12 | Eversheds Sutherland | 1,300.0 | 1,290 | 1% | 886.0 | 47% | 208.3 | 262 | 3,811 | 3,549 | 89 | 95 | -5.93% | 69.0 | 29.51% | Transatlantic |
| 76 | Russell-Cooke | 318.3 | 274 | 16% | 225.0 | 41% | 60.0 | 62 | 215 | 201 | 89 | 85 | 4.51% | 74.0 | 20.05% | London |
| 20 | Taylor Wessing | 915.0 | 809 | 13% | 655.0 | 40% | 258.5 | 238 | 1,253 | 1,209 | 73 | 159 | -53.98% | 159.0 | -53.98% | International |
| 11 | Herbert Smith Freehills | 1,315.0 | 1,173 | 12% | 949.0 | 39% | 338.0 | 331 | 2,562 | 2,512 | 173 | 155 | 11.93% | 119.0 | 45.80% | International |
| 10 | Ashurst | 1,336.0 | 1,170 | 14% | 972.0 | 37% | 253.0 | 241 | 2,066 | 2,098 | 189 | 134 | 41.40% | 135.0 | 40.35% | International |
| 50 | Womble Bond Dickinson | 566.8 | 554 | 2% | 416.0 | 36% | 227.5 | 217 | 949 | 903 | 136 | 133 | 2.39% | 104.0 | 30.94% | Transatlantic |
| 51 | Shepherd and Wedderburn | 564.8 | 513 | 10% | 415.0 | 36% | 38.6 | 39 | 291 | 285 | 75 | 70 | 7.02% | 70.0 | 7.02% | Scotland |
| 65 | Weightmans | 391.0 | 310 | 26% | 289.0 | 35% | 46.0 | 41 | 722 | 652 | 25 | 19 | 31.27% | 17.0 | 46.72% | National |
| 17 | Addleshaw Goddard | 984.0 | 977 | 1% | 730.0 | 35% | 130.0 | 127 | 1,270 | 1,285 | 101 | 97 | 3.82% | 84.0 | 19.89% | International |
| 54 | Hill Dickinson | 500.0 | 345 | 45% | 371.0 | 35% | 108.0 | 116 | 554 | 472 | 97 | 85 | 14.67% | 45.0 | 116.61% | National |
| 1 | Slaughter and May | 4,000.0 | 3,500 | 14% | 2,985.0 | 34% | 105.0 | 105 | 649 | 679 | 647 | 495 | 30.71% | 433.0 | 49.42% | Magic circle |
| 49 | Kennedys | 586.2 | 455 | 29% | 439.0 | 34% | 116.0 | 112 | 1,209 | 1,120 | 56 | 46 | 22.27% | 38.0 | 48.01% | International |
| 6 | Allen & Overy | 2,200.0 | 1,816 | 21% | 1,660.0 | 33% | 476.0 | 490 | 2,868 | 2,551 | 376 | 349 | 7.70% | 229.0 | 64.14% | Magic circle |
| 14 | Sacker & Partners | 1,186.5 | 916 | 29% | 906.0 | 31% | 19.3 | 17 | 64 | 53 | 357 | 302 | 18.11% | 270.0 | 32.11% | London |
| 4 | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 2,398.6 | 2,090 | 15% | 1,839.0 | 30% | 438.0 | 477 | 2,331 | 2,010 | 491 | 496 | -1.04% | 313.0 | 56.82% | Magic circle |
| 67 | Brabners | 380.0 | 350 | 9% | 292.0 | 30% | 25.0 | 22 | 282 | 237 | 34 | 32 | 5.27% | 41.0 | -17.83% | Regional |
| 24 | Pinsent Masons | 793.0 | 795 | -0% | 611.0 | 30% | 187.0 | 187 | 1,981 | 1,912 | 74 | 78 | -5.38% | 64.0 | 15.31% | International |
| 75 | Blake Morgan | 323.0 | 269 | 20% | 250.0 | 29% | 28.0 | 29 | 268 | 279 | 32 | 28 | 15.94% | 27.0 | 20.23% | Regional |
| 32 | CMS | 741.6 | 771 | -4% | 574.0 | 29% | 741.8 | 691 | 5,259 | 4,778 | 105 | 112 | -6.60% | 85.0 | 23.06% | International |
| 7 | Clifford Chance | 2,040.0 | 2,000 | 2% | 1,617.0 | 26% | 433.0 | 391 | 3,792 | 3,120 | 210 | 250 | -15.86% | 218.0 | -3.51% | Magic circle |
| 35 | Bird & Bird | 725.1 | 669 | 8% | 575.0 | 26% | 399.0 | 162 | 1,716 | 1,761 | 67 | 62 | 7.34% | 54.0 | 23.24% | International |
| 68 | Ward Hadaway | 377.0 | 380 | -1% | 300.0 | 26% | 13.0 | 13 | 309 | 293 | 16 | 17 | -6.70% | 16.0 | -0.87% | Regional |
| 61 | Birketts | 458.4 | 462 | -1% | 372.0 | 23% | 44.5 | 39 | 629 | 463 | 32 | 54 | -39.91% | 43.0 | -24.53% | Regional |
| 62 | Penningtons Manches Cooper | 440.0 | 424 | 4% | 360.0 | 22% | 39.0 | 41 | 426 | 416 | 40 | 42 | -3.90% | 39.0 | 3.49% | National |
| 26 | Boodle Hatfield | 779.4 | 681 | 14% | 638.0 | 22% | 16.0 | 16 | 91 | 91 | 137 | 120 | 14.19% | 103.0 | 33.04% | London |
| 18 | Fieldfisher | 966.0 | 931 | 4% | 800.0 | 21% | 100.0 | 102 | 929 | 865 | 113 | 110 | 2.85% | 73.0 | 54.98% | International |
| 70 | Howard Kennedy | 362.0 | 300 | 21% | 300.0 | 21% | 46.0 | 49 | 243 | 208 | 67 | 71 | -5.52% | 80.0 | -16.15% | London |
| 60 | Kingsley Napley | 466.0 | 226 | 106% | 388.0 | 20% | 20.4 | 19 | 236 | 234 | 40 | 18 | 123.73% | 31.0 | 29.91% | London |
| 23 | Brodies | 846.0 | 842 | 0% | 708.0 | 19% | 38.8 | 38 | 448 | 433 | 73 | 74 | -1.15% | 73.0 | 0.21% | Scotland |
| 30 | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner | 764.2 | 755 | 1% | 640.0 | 19% | 200.0 | 212 | 1,283 | 1,329 | 119 | 120 | -0.96% | 120.0 | -0.96% | Transatlantic |
| 55 | Mills & Reeve | 495.0 | 491 | 1% | 416.0 | 19% | 98.5 | 90 | 633 | 570 | 77 | 74 | 4.02% | 68.0 | 13.19% | National |
| 39 | Wiggin | 684.0 | 658 | 4% | 576.0 | 19% | 25.0 | 24 | 112 | 130 | 153 | 122 | 25.15% | 130.0 | 17.45% | London |
| 59 | Foot Anstey | 475.0 | 487 | -2% | 400.0 | 19% | 13.0 | 15 | 254 | 230 | 24 | 32 | -24.27% | 28.0 | -13.46% | Regional |
| 33 | Harbottle & Lewis | 740.9 | 682 | 9% | 632.0 | 17% | 29.8 | 28 | 139 | 147 | 159 | 129 | 22.87% | 139.0 | 14.03% | London |
| 9 | Stewarts | 1,419.6 | 1,219 | 16% | 1,230.0 | 15% | 22.0 | 21 | 207 | 196 | 147 | 131 | 12.11% | 143.0 | 2.70% | London |
| 58 | Bristows | 478.3 | 365 | 31% | 417.0 | 15% | 46.0 | 46 | 161 | 165 | 137 | 102 | 33.97% | 99.0 | 38.03% | London |
| 45 | Farrer & Co | 623.9 | 586 | 6% | 547.0 | 14% | 46.0 | 44 | 307 | 277 | 94 | 93 | 0.55% | 71.0 | 31.71% | London |
| 53 | Forsters | 549.2 | 494 | 11% | 486.0 | 13% | 31.7 | 34 | 239 | 231 | 73 | 73 | -0.12% | 92.0 | -20.74% | London |
| 8 | Linklaters | 1,900.0 | 1,783 | 7% | 1,697.0 | 12% | 528.0 | 479 | 3,299 | 3,005 | 286 | 284 | 0.55% | 269.0 | 6.15% | Magic circle |
| 56 | RPC | 493.0 | 489 | 1% | 441.0 | 12% | 80 | 538 | 489 | 64 | 75 | -14.19% | 95.0 | -32.25% | London | |
| 52 | Gowling WLG | 562.0 | 400 | 41% | 510.0 | 10% | 395.5 | 386 | 1,442 | 1,384 | 152 | 112 | 35.37% | 135.0 | 12.31% | International |
| 29 | Osborne Clarke | 771.0 | 687 | 12% | 703.0 | 10% | 233.7 | 213 | 1,446 | 1,341 | 114 | 109 | 4.23% | 96.0 | 18.34% | International |
| 34 | Clyde & Co | 739.0 | 708 | 4% | 690.0 | 7% | 236.0 | 239 | 2,664 | 2,390 | 65 | 71 | -7.80% | 76.0 | -13.86% | International |
| 21 | Fladgate | 861.3 | 925 | -7% | 805.0 | 7% | 23.8 | 24 | 201 | 195 | 102 | 114 | -10.36% | 109.0 | -6.24% | London |
| 69 | Ampa | 374.0 | 306 | 22% | 350.0 | 7% | 141.0 | 136 | 457 | 368 | 67 | 37 | 79.79% | 46.0 | 44.61% | National |
| 28 | Stephenson Harwood | 775.0 | 722 | 7% | 727.0 | 7% | 83.0 | 79 | 659 | 580 | 97 | 98 | -0.85% | 109.0 | -10.86% | International |
| 47 | Watson Farley & Williams | 593.0 | 582 | 2% | 559.0 | 6% | 113.0 | 107 | 229 | 630 | 292 | 99 | 194.52% | 97.0 | 200.59% | International |
| 64 | Lewis Silkin | 411.2 | 418 | -2% | 389.0 | 6% | 77.5 | 72 | 311 | 273 | 102 | 110 | -6.96% | 111.0 | -7.79% | London |
| 13 | Travers Smith | 1,300.0 | 1,075 | 21% | 1,235.0 | 5% | 79.0 | 52 | 466 | 474 | 152 | 118 | 28.39% | 159.0 | -4.72% | London |
| 80 | Harper Macleod | 245.6 | 225 | 9% | 243.0 | 1% | 39.5 | 40 | 218 | 197 | 45 | 46 | -3.05% | 49.0 | -8.98% | Scotland |
| 72 | Michelmores | 341.4 | 307 | 11% | 338.0 | 1% | 29.0 | 28 | 212 | 190 | 47 | 45 | 3.92% | 29.0 | 61.26% | Regional |
| 37 | DAC Beachcroft | 700.0 | 652 | 7% | 570.0 | 98% | 98.6 | 100 | 1,213 | 1,166 | 58 | 56 | 3.08% | 43.0 | 34.25% | International |
| 77 | Trowers & Hamlins | 307.2 | 328 | -6% | 354.0 | -13% | 89.2 | 84 | 534 | 513 | 51 | 54 | -4.93% | 58.0 | -11.48% | National |
| 71 | Stevens & Bolton | 360.0 | 295 | 22% | 444.0 | -19% | 44.3 | 43 | 160 | 148 | 105 | 86 | 21.67% | 54.0 | 93.77% | Regional |
| 79 | Moore Barlow | 267.0 | 200 | 33% | 28.7 | 27 | 198 | 212 | 39 | 50 | -22.47% | Regional | ||||
| 31 | Fox Williams | 763.3 | 625 | 22% | 27.2 | 26 | 119 | 97 | 175 | 161 | 8.59% | London | ||||
| 78 | RWK Goodman | 275.7 | 269 | 2% | 64.0 | 64 | 254 | 219 | 43 | 53 | -18.10% | Regional | ||||
| 66 | Winckworth Sherwood | 384.6 | 421 | -9% | 13.5 | 14 | 213 | 179 | 72 | 33 | 118.18% | London | ||||
