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UK Top Law Firms: 200 Best Law and Legal Firms of the United Kingdom

LawyerSoulsFebruary 2, 2022

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Learning about the leading firms and their websites is a crucial step in the application process. It’s critical to understand what they do and why they do it, as you’ll be expected to mention it in your application and connect it to your own experience. Employers prefer to know that you are not only looking for work, but that you have chosen them over the competitors. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the UK’s Top 200 Law Firms based on revenue, so you can see how relevant the business you’re looking for is and reflect that in your application.

After you’ve narrowed down your top law firms, check out our virtual internship and webinar pages to see if they offer any chances. Having prior experience with the firm for which you are applying can help your application stand out.

Top 200 Law Firms in the UK

2021 Ranking	Firm	Revenue 2019 / 2020 (£m)	Website
1	DLA Piper	2,111.50	https://www.dlapiper.com/en/uk/
2	Clifford Chance	1,803.00	https://www.cliffordchance.com/
3	Hogan Lovells	1,755.00	https://www.hoganlovells.com/
4	Allen & Overy	1,692.00	https://www.allenovery.com/
5	Linklaters	1,639.70	https://www.linklaters.com/
6	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer	1,521.00	https://www.freshfields.com/
7	Norton Rose Fulbright	1,493.00	https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/
8	CMS	1,255.00	https://www.cms.law/
9	Herbert Smith Freehills	989.90	https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/
10	Eversheds Sutherland	954.70	https://www.eversheds-sutherland.com/
11	Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner	685.90	https://www.bclplaw.com/
12	Ashurst	644.00	https://www.ashurst.com/
13	Clyde & Co	627.00	https://www.clydeco.com/
14	Slaughter and May	507.00	https://www.slaughterandmay.com/
15	Gowling WLG	505.60	https://www.gowlingwlg.com/
16	Pinsent Masons	495.50	https://www.pinsentmasons.com/
17	Simmons & Simmons	390.00	https://www.simmons-simmons.com/
18	Bird & Bird	380.10	https://www.twobirds.com/
19	Womble Bond Dickinson	375.90	https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/uk
20	Taylor Wessing	365.60	https://www.taylorwessing.com/en
21	DWF	300.00	https://www.dwfgroup.com/
22	Fieldfisher	290.00	https://www.fieldfisher.com/en
23	Addleshaw Goddard	287.50	https://www.addleshawgoddard.com/en/
24	Osborne Clarke	278.40	https://www.osborneclarke.com/
25	Irwin Mitchell	269.30	https://www.irwinmitchell.com/
26	DAC Beachcroft	258.00	https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/
27	Kennedys	238.40	https://www.kennedyslaw.com/
28	Macfarlanes	237.70	https://www.macfarlanes.com/
29	Withers	219.70	https://www.withersworldwide.com/en-gb/
30	Stephenson Harwood	213.00	https ://www.shlegal.com/
31	HFW	195.20	https://www.hfw.com/Home
32	Mishcon de Reya	188.30	https://www.mishcon.com/
33	Watson Farley & Williams	182.60	https://www.wfw.com/
34	Travers Smith	160.90	https://www.traverssmith.com/
35	Charles Russell Speechlys	159.20	https://www.charlesrussellspeechlys.com/en/
36	Shoosmiths	154.20	https://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/
37	Slater and Gordon	145.00	https://www.slatergordon.co.uk/
38	Mills & Reeve	114.10	https://www.mills-reeve.com/
39	RPC	110.10	https://www.rpc.co.uk/
40	Gateley	109.80	https://www.gateleyplc.com/
41	Trowers & Hamlins	106.20	https://ww w .trowers.com/
42	Burges Salmon	104.90	https://www.burges-salmon.com/
43	BLM	104.10	https://www.blmlaw.com/
44	Weightmans	103.40	https://www.weightmans.com/
45	Freeths	102.80	https://www.freeths.co.uk/
46	TLT	98.80	https://www.tltsolicitors.com/
47	Inces	98.50	https://www.incegd.com/
48	Keoghs	98.00	https://www.keoghs.co.uk/
49	Hill Dickinson	95.30	https://www.hilldickinson.com/
50	Penningtons Manches Cooper	93.00	https://www.penningtonslaw.com/
51	Brodies	82.00	https://www.brodies.com/
52	Browne Jacobson	80.90	https://www.brownejacobson.com/
53	Stewarts	77.00	https://www.stewartslaw.com/
54	Farrer & Co	72.80	https://www.farrer.co.uk/
55	Blake Morgan	71.20	https://www.blakemorgan.co.uk/
56	Shakespeare Martineau	70.70	https://www.shma.co.uk/
57	Plexus Legal	62.40	https://www.plexuslaw.co.uk/
58	Lewis Silkin	60.70	https://www.lewissilkin.com/
59	Burness Paull	60.50	https://www.burnesspaull.com/
60	Birketts	58.40	https://www.birketts.co.uk/
61	Foresters	58.00	http://www.foresterssolicitors.co.uk/
62	Knights	58.00	https://www.knightsplc.com/
63	Howard Kennedy	57.10	https://www.howardkennedy.com/
64	Shepherd & Wedderburn	56.90	https://www.shepwedd.com/
65	Fladgate	56.00	https://www.fladgate.com/
66	Walker Morris	55.00	https://www.walkermorris.co.uk/
67	BDB Pitmans	52.30	https://www.bdbpitmans.com/
68	Hugh James	52.00	https://www.hughjames.com/
69	Clarke Willmott	51.70	https://www.clarkewillmott.com/
70	Bevan Brittan	51.40	https://www.bevanbrittan.com/
71	Bristows	50.90	https://www.bristows.com/
72	Keystone Law	49.60	https://www.keystonelaw.com/
73	Kingsley Napley	48.20	https://www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/
74	JMW	47.60	https://www.jmw.co.uk/
75	Foot Anstey	46.50	https://www.footanstey.com/
76	Capsticks	46.30	https://www.capsticks.com/
77	Ashfords	44.80	https://www.ashfords.co.uk/
78	Dickson Minto	44.00	https://www.dicksonminto.com/
79	Leigh Day	42.00	https://www.leighday.co.uk/
80	Winckworth Sherwood	41.40	https://www.wslaw.co.uk/
81	Harbottle & Lewis	40.90	https://www.harbottle.com/
82	Veale Wasbrough Vizards	40.30	https://www.vwv.co.uk/
83	Michelmores	40.20	https://www.michelmores.com/
84	Digby Brown	39.50	https://www.digbybrown.co.uk/
85	Cripps Pemberton Greenish	39.10	https://www.crippspg.co.uk/
86	Royds Withy King	38.30	https://www.roydswithyking.com/
87	Wedlake Bell	37.70	https://wedlakebell.com/
88	Ward Hadaway	37.60	https://www.wardhadaway.com/
89	Brabners	36.30	https://www.brabners.com/
89	Harrison Clark Rickerbys	36.30	https://www.hcrlaw.com/
91	Russell-Cooke	36.20	https://www.russell-cooke.co.uk/
92	Devonshires	35.80	https://www.devonshires.com/
93	Wiggin	34.90	https://www.wiggin.co.uk/
94	Sackers	32.10	https://www.sackers.com/
95	Fletchers	32.10	https://www.fletcherssolicitors.co.uk/
96	Simpson Millar	32.00	https://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/
97	Minster Law	31.60	https://www.minsterlaw.co.uk/
98	O’Neill Patient	31.20	https://www.oneillpatient.co.uk/
99	Harper Macleod	30.80	https://www.harpermacleod.co.uk/
100	Thorntons	30.60	https://www.thorntons-law.co.uk/
101	Boodle Hatfield	30.30	https://www.boodlehatfield.com/
102	DMH Stallard	30.00	https://www.dmhstallard.com/
103	Bates Wells Braithwaite	29.00	https://www.bateswells.co.uk/
104	Stevens & Bolton	28.60	https://www.stevens-bolton.com/
105	Fox Williams	28.20	https://www.foxwilliams.com/
106	Express Solicitors	27.70	https://www.expresssolicitors.co.uk/
107	Thrings	27.50	https://www.thrings.com/
108	Payne Hicks Beach	26.50	https://www.phb.co.uk/
109	Gunnercooke	26.40	https://www.gunnercooke.com/
110	Bond Turner	26.20	https://www.bondturner.com/
111	Wilkin Chapman	25.80	https://www.wilkinchapman.co.uk/
112	Duncan Lewis Solicitors	25.70	https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/
113	Moore Blatch	25.60	https://www.moorebarlow.com/
114	Geldards	25.10	https://www.geldards.com/
115	Wright Hassall	25.00	https://www.wrighthassall.co.uk/
116	Edwin Coe	24.90	https://www.edwincoe.com/
117	Turcan Connell	24.30	https://www.turcanconnell.com/
118	Morton Fraser	24.30	https://www.morton-fraser.com/
119	Howes Percival	23.40	https://www.howespercival.com/
120	Memery Crystal	23.20	https://www.memerycrystal.com/
121	Anderson Strathern	23.00	https://www.andersonstrathern.co.uk/
122	Joseph Hage Aaronson	23.00	https://uk.jha.com/
123	Anthony Collins	22.60	https://www.anthonycollins.com/
124	Signature Litigation	22.40	https://www.signaturelitigation.com/
125	Thomson Snell & Passmore	22.30	https://www.ts-p.co.uk/
126	Peters & Peters	22.00	https://www.petersandpeters.com/
127	Rosenblatt	21.90	https://www.rosenblatt-law.co.uk/
128	Tees Law	21.30	https://www.teeslaw.com/
129	Stephens Scown	21.00	https://www.stephens-scown.co.uk/
130	Vardags	20.80	https://www.vardags.com/
131	Ashtons Legal	20.70	https://www.ashtonslegal.co.uk/
132	Stone King	20.60	https://www.stoneking.co.uk/
133	Collyer Bristow	20.30	https://www.collyerbristow.com/
134	Taylor Vinters	20.20	https://www.taylorvinters.com/
135	Lester Aldridge	20.10	https://www.lesteraldridge.com/
136	Clarion	19.60	https://www.clarionsolicitors.com/
137	Langleys	19.60	https://www.langleys.com/
138	Trethowans	19.10	https://www.trethowans.com/
139	Hewitsons	19.10	https://www.hewitsons.com/
140	MacRoberts	18.80	https://www.macroberts.com/
141	Paris Smith	18.60	https://www.parissmith.co.uk/
142	BTO Solicitors	18.50	https://www.bto.co.uk/
143	Hodge Jones & Allen	18.50	https://www.hja.net/
144	Bott & Co	18.50	https://www.bottonline.co.uk/
145	Higgs & Sons	18.10	https://www.higgsandsons.co.uk/
146	Gordons	18.10	https://www.gordonsols.co.uk/
147	Fenwick Ellitt	18.00	https://www.fenwickelliott.com/
148	Stephensons	17.90	https://www.stephensons.co.uk/
149	Kemp Little	17.90	https://www2.deloitte.com/uk
150	Forbes Solicitors	17.80	https://www.forbessolicitors.co.uk/
151	IBB Solicitors	17.80	https://www.ibblaw.co.uk/
152	Setfords	17.60	https://www.setfords.co.uk/
153	Lindsays	17.40	https://www.lindsays.co.uk/
154	DAS Law	17.30	https://www.daslaw.co.uk/
155	Nelsons	17.20	https://www.nelsonslaw.co.uk/
156	RadcliffesLeBrasseur	17.20	https://www.rlb-law.com/
157	Teacher Stern	17.10	https://www.teacherstern.com/
158	Sintons	17.10	https://www.sintons.co.uk/
159	TWM	17.00	https://www.twmsolicitors.com/
160	Simons Muirhead & Burton	16.60	https://www.smb.london/
161	Boyes Turner	16.40	https://www.boyesturner.com/
162	Ellisons	16.30	https://www.ellisonssolicitors.com/
163	Winn Solicitors	16.30	https://www.winnsolicitors.com/
164	Roythornes	15.90	https://www.roythorne.co.uk/
165	Carson McDowell	15.70	https://www.carson-mcdowell.com/
166	Brachers	15.70	https://www.brachers.co.uk/
167	Ramsdens	15.60	https://www.ramsdens.co.uk/
168	Birchall Blackburn Law	15.50	https://www.birchallblackburn.co.uk/
169	Flint Bishop	15.50	https://www.flintbishop.co.uk/
170	Switalskis Solicitors	15.40	https://www.switalskis.com/
171	Napthens	15.30	https://www.napthens.co.uk/
172	Enyo Law	15.00	https://www.enyolaw.com/
173	EMW	14.60	https://www.emwllp.com/
174	Lupton Fawcett	14.60	https://www.luptonfawcett.com/
175	Anthony Gold Solicitors	14.40	https://www.anthonygold.co.uk/
176	Wilsons	14.40	https://www.wilsonsllp.com/
177	Coffin Mew	14.30	https://coffinmew.co.uk/
178	Gillespie Macandrew	14.00	https://www.gillespiemacandrew.co.uk/
179	Goodman Derrick	14.00	https://www.gdlaw.co.uk/
180	Muckle	13.40	https://www.muckle-llp.com/
181	Blacks	13.30	https://www.lawblacks.com/
182	Kuits	13.10	https://www.kuits.com/
183	FBC Manby Bowdler	13.00	https://www.fbcmb.co.uk/
184	Stowe Family Law	13.00	https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/
185	Seddons	12.90	https://www.seddons.co.uk/
186	Chadwick Lawrence	12.90	https://www.chadwicklawrence.co.uk/
187	Sills & Betteridge	12.90	https://www.sillslegal.co.uk/
188	Wrigleys Solicitors	12.90	https://www.wrigleys.co.uk/
189	Lanyon Bowdler	12.70	https://www.lblaw.co.uk/
190	Hunters	12.70	https://www.hunterslaw.com/
191	Barlow Robbins	12.60	https://www.moorebarlow.com/
192	Keebles	12.60	https://www.keebles.com/
193	Schofield Sweeney	12.50	https://www.schofieldsweeney.co.uk/
194	Chattertons	12.40	https://www.chattertons.com/
195	Lee & Thompson	12.40	https://www.leeandthompson.com/