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LB100 2026: UK leaders prioritise profit over headcount as revenues surge to £43bn

LB100 2026: UK leaders prioritise profit over headcount as revenues surge to £43bn

While scale might be the buzzword of the moment at the top of the legal market, the UK’s largest firms are showing they can boost their top line while keeping a handle on headcount.

The firms in this year’s LB100 – Legal Business’s annual ranking of the UK’s 100 biggest by revenue – increased their total turnover by £3.2bn during 2025-26, pushing combined income up 8% to £43.3bn, on the back of a similar increase last year.

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