The UK's Top 20 Law Firms

11/07/23 published by Job Legal Board

The UK's Top 20 Law Firms

Learning about the top 20 law firms is a crucial step in the application process.

Employers like it when you choose them over the competition and as our table shows below, there are some household names on the list.

You should start by asking yourself what you want from your legal career and then research firms that line up with your goals and although the table below ranks law firms from revenue, other ranking systems such as The Legal 500 and Chambers both rank law firms in a tiering system, where you can gain insight into who's who and really hone in on what type of firm you are looking to join. 

Rank  Firm Revenue
1 DLA Piper £2,112
2 Clifford Chance £1,803
3 Hogan Lovells £1,755
4 Allen & Overy £1,692
5 Linklaters £1,640
6 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer £1,521
7 Norton Rose Fulbright £1,493
8 CMS £1,255
9 Herbert Smith Freehills £990
10 Eversheds Sutherland £955
11 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner £686
12 Ashurst £644
13 Clyde & Co £627
14 Slaughter and May £507
15 Gowling WLG £506
16 Pinsent Masons £496
17 Simmons & Simmons £390
18 Bird & Bird £380
19 Womble Bond Dickinson £376
20 Taylor Wessing £366