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Use this chart to compare your top choice law firms according to what’s important to you. Whether your priority is quality of work, client contact, work/life balance or salary, we’ll help find the best fit for you.
Firm | Satisfaction | Work quality | Client contact | Quality of client contact | Client secondments | Work/life | Social life | Vac. Scheme | Confidence | Remuneration | Work from home | Sustainability | Legal technology | Inclusiveness | International | Approachability |
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Addleshaw Goddard
|
72.2 | 75.4 | 64.4 | 63.3 | 73.3 | 70.6 | 70.6 | 82.5 | 62.8 | 64.9 | 79.5 | 70.1 | 84.3 | 75.4 | 65.4 | 82.7 |
Akin
|
79.4 | 82.3 | 74 | 71.5 | 51.9 | 66.6 | 53.9 | 83.8 | 75.5 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 65.7 | 61.7 | 69.6 | 57.7 | 87.2 |
Anderson Strathern
|
69.1 | 74.6 | 73.2 | 77.4 | 44.5 | 70.5 | 80.1 | 67.7 | 49.7 | 56.7 | 51.1 | 74.6 | 73.2 | 71.8 | 0 | 76 |
Anthony Collins
|
89 | 90.1 | 90.1 | 91.2 | 0 | 89 | 83.6 | 89.5 | 79.2 | 72.7 | 78.1 | 92.2 | 79.2 | 85.7 | 0 | 92.2 |
Ashfords
|
84 | 86.2 | 83.3 | 80.5 | 62.6 | 81.9 | 79.8 | 79.1 | 81.9 | 73.4 | 75.6 | 73.4 | 64.3 | 74.1 | 0 | 91.8 |
B P Collins
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67.7 | 76 | 80.1 | 76 | 0 | 81.5 | 64.9 | 96.7 | 64.9 | 33.2 | 74.6 | 59.6 | 55.3 | 61.3 | 0 | 76 |
Bevan Brittan
|
82.8 | 79 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 64.2 | 84.3 | 75.2 | 76.1 | 83.5 | 69.1 | 95.7 | 84.3 | 72.9 | 78.2 | 0 | 88.1 |
Bird & Bird
|
83.1 | 83.5 | 77.3 | 76.9 | 80.2 | 81.9 | 70.2 | 83.3 | 74.8 | 69 | 74.4 | 75.9 | 78.1 | 72 | 49.9 | 91 |
Birketts
|
80.6 | 80.2 | 78.1 | 78.6 | 0 | 88.1 | 73.2 | 82.9 | 84 | 61.9 | 53.6 | 71.5 | 69.8 | 73.6 | 0 | 88.9 |
Blake Morgan
|
80.2 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 48.6 | 82.7 | 74.2 | 74.6 | 74.2 | 63.2 | 85.1 | 81.5 | 69.3 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 83.9 |
Boyes Turner
|
78.9 | 72.8 | 72.8 | 75.8 | 0 | 78.9 | 69.8 | 0 | 69.8 | 63.7 | 84.9 | 72.8 | 63.7 | 75.8 | 0 | 75.8 |
BPE
|
72.5 | 65.5 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 0 | 72.5 | 74.8 | 0 | 72.5 | 58.4 | 30.4 | 46.8 | 53.8 | 60.8 | 0 | 77.1 |
Brabners
|
81.7 | 83.5 | 83.5 | 77.6 | 0 | 84.6 | 79.4 | 0 | 66.6 | 59 | 92.2 | 85.2 | 76.5 | 79.4 | 0 | 88.7 |
Bristows
|
83.9 | 80.2 | 66.9 | 65.6 | 86.3 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 0 | 77.8 | 76.6 | 82.7 | 69.3 | 58.4 | 79 | 0 | 93.6 |
Broadfield
|
67.1 | 69.9 | 63.6 | 64.3 | 63.9 | 86.2 | 61.4 | 82.4 | 50.1 | 60 | 84.7 | 62.1 | 52.3 | 65 | 0 | 78.4 |
BTMK
|
77.9 | 79.8 | 81.7 | 76 | 0 | 74.1 | 68.4 | 85.5 | 64.7 | 57 | 55.1 | 64.6 | 76 | 81.7 | 0 | 81.7 |
Charles Russell Speechlys
|
87 | 84.6 | 78.8 | 82.9 | 69 | 82.1 | 73.9 | 84.4 | 75.5 | 69 | 87.8 | 81.3 | 82.1 | 75.5 | 70.7 | 88.7 |
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
|
76 | 79.2 | 72.7 | 78.1 | 51 | 53.2 | 58.6 | 86.8 | 78.1 | 71.6 | 73.8 | 69.5 | 54.3 | 59.7 | 39.1 | 87.9 |
Clifford Chance
|
76.6 | 80.2 | 71.7 | 71.7 | 75.4 | 53.5 | 57.1 | 82.7 | 63.2 | 87.5 | 91.2 | 75.4 | 82.7 | 68.1 | 82.7 | 70.5 |
CMS
|
77.7 | 77.7 | 71.1 | 69.5 | 80.7 | 72.5 | 62.2 | 82.2 | 66.6 | 71.8 | 81.4 | 81.1 | 85.1 | 79.9 | 77 | 88.8 |
Cooley (UK)
|
74.8 | 72.5 | 74.8 | 72.5 | 59.2 | 51.4 | 65.5 | 81.8 | 56.1 | 81.8 | 70.1 | 81.8 | 56.1 | 70.1 | 0 | 72.5 |
Covington & Burling
|
83.1 | 86.7 | 83.1 | 78.6 | 51.8 | 61.6 | 49.1 | 82.6 | 67 | 75 | 61.6 | 65.2 | 57.2 | 72.4 | 57.2 | 84.9 |
Cripps
|
78.4 | 79.4 | 80.4 | 79.4 | 60 | 83.3 | 71.5 | 0 | 69.6 | 66.6 | 74.5 | 76.4 | 75.5 | 72.5 | 0 | 84.3 |
Crown Prosecution Service
|
83.1 | 82.7 | 75.3 | 78.3 | 91.8 | 85.2 | 49 | 0 | 97.7 | 74.4 | 85.2 | 70.7 | 71.6 | 87.3 | 73.2 | 93.9 |
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
|
42.6 | 42.6 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 63.9 | 49.7 | 0 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 63.9 | 42.6 | 35.5 | 71 | 0 | 49.7 |
DAC Beachcroft
|
86.2 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 76.4 | 67.5 | 86.2 | 70.6 | 78.4 | 68.6 | 65.7 | 87.2 | 79.6 | 68.6 | 76.4 | 49 | 91.1 |
Debevoise & Plimpton
|
81.5 | 87 | 85.7 | 84.3 | 41.9 | 70.5 | 69.1 | 88.4 | 78.8 | 82.9 | 87 | 61.3 | 59.4 | 64.9 | 43.5 | 92.6 |
Devonshires
|
78.2 | 75.9 | 75.2 | 75.9 | 64.2 | 77.4 | 72.1 | 0 | 81.2 | 63.8 | 79 | 67.6 | 59.2 | 79.7 | 0 | 78.2 |
DLA Piper
|
81.1 | 80.1 | 67.2 | 71.6 | 77.5 | 75.6 | 83.6 | 89 | 68.2 | 84.1 | 84.6 | 84.6 | 79.6 | 77.6 | 75.4 | 86.1 |
DMH Stallard
|
85.1 | 80.2 | 85.1 | 82.7 | 48.6 | 83.9 | 71.7 | 0 | 69.3 | 71.7 | 82.7 | 72.9 | 62 | 80.2 | 0 | 88.7 |
Duncan Lewis
|
70.1 | 84.2 | 84.2 | 81.8 | 0 | 58.4 | 51.4 | 0 | 77.1 | 25.7 | 49.1 | 49.1 | 51.4 | 67.8 | 0 | 79.5 |
Eversheds Sutherland
|
80.6 | 80.3 | 73.7 | 76.6 | 53.2 | 69.7 | 62.3 | 81.9 | 66.9 | 76 | 81.7 | 74.3 | 77.7 | 77.4 | 35.2 | 91.1 |
Farrer & Co
|
67.8 | 70.1 | 53.8 | 67.8 | 0 | 74.8 | 51.4 | 70.1 | 60.8 | 70.1 | 88.8 | 63.1 | 56.1 | 65.5 | 0 | 86.5 |
Fladgate
|
69.1 | 66.3 | 71.8 | 74.6 | 0 | 69.1 | 67.7 | 72.5 | 73.2 | 59.4 | 67.7 | 48.4 | 42.8 | 60.8 | 0 | 81.5 |
Forbes
|
81.9 | 83.3 | 84 | 86.9 | 59.3 | 84.7 | 74.9 | 59.3 | 70.6 | 57.9 | 61.4 | 70.6 | 67.8 | 81.9 | 0 | 81.9 |
Forsters
|
80.1 | 80.1 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 0 | 84.3 | 78.8 | 87 | 73.2 | 69.1 | 81.5 | 76 | 58 | 69.1 | 0 | 84.3 |
Fox Williams
|
70.1 | 77.1 | 72.5 | 74.8 | 0 | 63.1 | 74.8 | 72.5 | 81.8 | 70.1 | 70.1 | 72.5 | 70.1 | 72.5 | 0 | 86.5 |
Freeths
|
82.8 | 82.1 | 80.3 | 79.2 | 65.6 | 81.5 | 80.5 | 92.5 | 77.4 | 74.9 | 84.9 | 84.9 | 80.5 | 78.5 | 0 | 86.9 |
Gateley
|
75.6 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 77.8 | 41.6 | 82.8 | 75.1 | 66.7 | 67.9 | 54.1 | 75.1 | 61.3 | 54.6 | 69 | 0 | 85 |
Gherson
|
49.7 | 56.8 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 0 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 49.7 | 42.6 | 42.6 | 14.2 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 42.6 | 0 | 42.6 |
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
|
75.2 | 89.6 | 82.6 | 80.6 | 67.2 | 52.8 | 49.6 | 84.8 | 81.6 | 88 | 78.4 | 64.8 | 49.6 | 57.6 | 53.8 | 89.6 |
Goodwin
|
76 | 85.7 | 77.4 | 74.2 | 46.4 | 67.7 | 66.3 | 58 | 77.4 | 64.9 | 71.8 | 60.8 | 66.3 | 67.7 | 0 | 85.7 |
Gowling WLG
|
80.2 | 82.4 | 80.6 | 82.4 | 62.5 | 81.1 | 57.1 | 83.9 | 70.7 | 68.8 | 86.1 | 72.9 | 75.4 | 83.8 | 56.9 | 90.6 |
Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP
|
77.9 | 74.1 | 68.4 | 62.7 | 0 | 87.4 | 76 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 77.9 | 66.5 | 62.7 | 72.2 | 0 | 91.2 |
Herbert Smith Freehills
|
84 | 83.4 | 76.3 | 76 | 76.8 | 72.9 | 74.4 | 90 | 81.7 | 83.7 | 88.3 | 72.9 | 77.1 | 76.9 | 71.5 | 89.7 |
HFW
|
83.2 | 84.8 | 77.4 | 80.1 | 47.5 | 79 | 72.7 | 77.4 | 72.2 | 79 | 75.4 | 74.8 | 60.2 | 68 | 92.6 | 88.4 |
Hill Dickinson LLP
|
83.3 | 83.3 | 81.1 | 79.7 | 59.8 | 80.2 | 80.2 | 67.8 | 83.8 | 64.3 | 78.4 | 72 | 52.1 | 79.3 | 33.2 | 91.5 |
Hodge Jones & Allen
|
76 | 76 | 76 | 81.7 | 0 | 72.2 | 70.3 | 0 | 45.6 | 34.2 | 20.9 | 45.6 | 30.4 | 66.5 | 0 | 83.6 |
Hogan Lovells
|
82.7 | 81.6 | 78.5 | 78 | 65.7 | 81.6 | 79 | 86.5 | 66.5 | 84.8 | 85.3 | 80.1 | 70.1 | 84.3 | 67.5 | 85.8 |
Howard Kennedy LLP
|
66.7 | 66.7 | 54.6 | 60.7 | 45.5 | 75.8 | 69.8 | 0 | 36.4 | 51.6 | 57.6 | 72.8 | 45.5 | 69.8 | 0 | 69.8 |
Howes Percival
|
81.1 | 81.7 | 78.2 | 77.6 | 39.7 | 78.2 | 75.1 | 76.6 | 69.5 | 73.6 | 78.2 | 69.5 | 67.1 | 70.6 | 0 | 86.4 |
Hunters Law
|
78.9 | 78.9 | 84.9 | 81.9 | 0 | 66.7 | 51.6 | 81.9 | 78.9 | 57.6 | 12.1 | 54.6 | 57.6 | 54.6 | 0 | 84.9 |
Irwin Mitchell
|
75.8 | 82.6 | 83.2 | 83 | 27.5 | 69.2 | 64.2 | 71.7 | 73.2 | 56.8 | 77 | 66.7 | 57.8 | 64.9 | 20 | 81.6 |
K&L Gates
|
77.9 | 81.7 | 64.6 | 74.2 | 9.5 | 91.2 | 58.9 | 61.8 | 60.8 | 74.1 | 85.5 | 55.1 | 49.4 | 62.7 | 9.5 | 93.1 |
Kennedys
|
75.5 | 73.5 | 64.7 | 65.7 | 67.2 | 85.3 | 55.9 | 0 | 64.7 | 70.6 | 80.4 | 66.6 | 59.8 | 67.6 | 44.1 | 88.2 |
Kingsley Napley
|
80.1 | 84.3 | 73.2 | 77.4 | 19.3 | 82.9 | 78.8 | 0 | 52.5 | 67.7 | 87 | 85.7 | 69.1 | 80.1 | 0 | 88.4 |
Kirkland & Ellis
|
85.1 | 87.5 | 81.5 | 82.7 | 0 | 71.7 | 65.6 | 0 | 90 | 85.1 | 77.8 | 47.2 | 50 | 74.2 | 0 | 94.8 |
Latham & Watkins
|
81.7 | 88.3 | 82 | 80.3 | 59.3 | 66.9 | 76.5 | 86.4 | 78.9 | 81 | 84.5 | 73.4 | 78.9 | 84.1 | 59 | 84.1 |
Leathes Prior
|
86.4 | 84.8 | 89.6 | 91.2 | 0 | 86.4 | 94.4 | 96 | 78.4 | 68.8 | 59.2 | 68.8 | 80 | 83.2 | 0 | 86.4 |
Lee Bolton Monier-Williams
|
60.8 | 74.8 | 67.8 | 70.1 | 9.4 | 88.8 | 46.8 | 81 | 72.5 | 39.7 | 60.8 | 37.4 | 28.1 | 42.1 | 9.4 | 67.8 |
Lewis Silkin
|
83.3 | 81.3 | 80.4 | 84.3 | 88.2 | 81.3 | 78.4 | 0 | 76.4 | 71.5 | 91.1 | 90.2 | 90.2 | 94.1 | 0 | 88.2 |
Macfarlanes
|
84.4 | 84.4 | 81 | 77.7 | 69.9 | 74 | 72.1 | 81.6 | 82.5 | 83.2 | 70.3 | 72.5 | 71.4 | 67 | 40 | 91 |
Marriott Harrison
|
91.2 | 93.1 | 93.1 | 91.2 | 19 | 79.8 | 83.6 | 93.1 | 79.8 | 66.5 | 83.6 | 70.3 | 70.3 | 81.7 | 0 | 89.3 |
Mayer Brown
|
78.4 | 88 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 30.4 | 60.8 | 65.6 | 68.8 | 60.8 | 83.2 | 59.2 | 51.2 | 52.8 | 68.8 | 20.8 | 81.7 |
mfg
|
51.6 | 69.8 | 78.9 | 75.8 | 0 | 84.9 | 63.7 | 0 | 60.7 | 42.5 | 18.2 | 66.7 | 60.7 | 69.8 | 0 | 84.9 |
Michelmores
|
86.2 | 89.5 | 87 | 86.2 | 65.7 | 88.7 | 75.5 | 81.3 | 78 | 80.4 | 85.4 | 87.8 | 73.9 | 78.8 | 0 | 87 |
Milbank LLP
|
77.9 | 89.3 | 87.4 | 83.6 | 0 | 58.9 | 66.5 | 83.6 | 91.2 | 89.3 | 79.8 | 72.2 | 62.7 | 74.1 | 0 | 89.3 |
Mills & Reeve
|
86.9 | 83.4 | 85.1 | 84.8 | 55.4 | 87.9 | 78.9 | 87.5 | 85.5 | 70.7 | 91 | 83.9 | 78.3 | 81 | 70 | 92.4 |
Mishcon de Reya LLP
|
79.6 | 79.6 | 63.2 | 66.5 | 48.4 | 68.1 | 69 | 83.2 | 64 | 64.9 | 78.8 | 68.1 | 78.8 | 67.3 | 45.2 | 87 |
Morrison Foerster
|
76 | 82.9 | 69.1 | 75.8 | 62.2 | 69.1 | 77.4 | 87 | 54.8 | 85.7 | 89.8 | 66.3 | 59.4 | 71.8 | 47 | 84.3 |
Osborne Clarke
|
80.5 | 78.1 | 75 | 75 | 74.3 | 81.8 | 79.9 | 82.6 | 73.7 | 83 | 80.6 | 85.5 | 79.9 | 72.5 | 37.7 | 88.6 |
Payne Hicks Beach LLP
|
78.9 | 81.9 | 69.8 | 69.8 | 0 | 78.9 | 63.7 | 0 | 69.8 | 69.8 | 54.6 | 33.4 | 24.3 | 42.5 | 0 | 78.9 |
Pinsent Masons
|
79 | 80.8 | 76.3 | 74.9 | 72.1 | 74.9 | 70.2 | 82.9 | 67.2 | 72.6 | 77.4 | 72.7 | 77 | 71.2 | 38.8 | 87.8 |
Ropes & Gray
|
60.2 | 55.9 | 60.2 | 64.5 | 51.6 | 47.3 | 51.6 | 73.1 | 64.5 | 73.2 | 43 | 60.2 | 68.8 | 73.1 | 8.6 | 86 |
Roythornes
|
85.7 | 90.1 | 92.2 | 90.1 | 0 | 89 | 84.6 | 97.7 | 83.6 | 78.1 | 83.6 | 93.3 | 80.3 | 81.4 | 0 | 91.2 |
RPC
|
70.6 | 74.4 | 74.4 | 78.2 | 77.4 | 67.6 | 69.8 | 83.9 | 58.5 | 56.2 | 88.1 | 67.6 | 55.4 | 72.1 | 70.7 | 79 |
Russell-Cooke LLP
|
73.8 | 74.9 | 78.1 | 70.5 | 29.3 | 89 | 76 | 87.9 | 61.9 | 68.4 | 72.7 | 70.5 | 39.1 | 54.3 | 0 | 82.5 |
RWK Goodman
|
84.3 | 85.7 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 0 | 89.8 | 81.5 | 77.4 | 78.8 | 70.5 | 88.4 | 74.6 | 62.2 | 84.3 | 0 | 88.4 |
Slaughter and May
|
76.3 | 76.3 | 59.1 | 70.6 | 57.3 | 64.8 | 65.7 | 81.3 | 78 | 78 | 72.2 | 70.6 | 62.4 | 70.6 | 51.2 | 82.1 |
Steele Raymond
|
88 | 86.4 | 91.2 | 89.6 | 0 | 88 | 89.6 | 0 | 75.2 | 54.4 | 49.6 | 81.6 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 0 | 86.4 |
Stephenson Harwood
|
78.4 | 80 | 80 | 86.4 | 67.2 | 84.8 | 73.6 | 78.7 | 65.6 | 81.6 | 80 | 72 | 72 | 68.8 | 73.7 | 83.2 |
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
|
68.8 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 86 | 55.9 | 68.8 | 81.7 | 86 | 86 | 68.8 | 68.8 | 55.9 | 64.5 | 86 | 77.4 |
Teacher Stern
|
64.7 | 72.2 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 0 | 72.2 | 49.4 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 47.5 | 43.7 | 41.8 | 39.9 | 68.4 | 0 | 74.1 |
Thrings LLP
|
79.5 | 81.8 | 86.5 | 86.5 | 0 | 86.5 | 63.1 | 93.5 | 81.8 | 60.8 | 86.5 | 72.5 | 56.1 | 86.5 | 0 | 86.5 |
Trethowans
|
82.9 | 82.9 | 87 | 87 | 43.5 | 82.9 | 66.3 | 0 | 85.7 | 73.2 | 55.3 | 59.4 | 62.2 | 73.2 | 0 | 87 |
Trowers & Hamlins
|
80 | 83.2 | 84.8 | 83.2 | 0 | 86.4 | 78.4 | 81.7 | 74.9 | 70.4 | 84.8 | 75.2 | 72 | 83.2 | 80.6 | 92.8 |
Vinson & Elkins
|
78.4 | 88 | 78.4 | 83.2 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 84.5 | 60.8 | 88 | 67.2 | 48 | 54.4 | 67.2 | 38.4 | 76.8 |
Ward Hadaway
|
76.4 | 79.4 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 65.8 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 71.5 | 84.3 | 89.2 | 79.4 | 68.6 | 67.6 | 0 | 87.2 |
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
|
78.2 | 75.2 | 69.8 | 69.1 | 69.1 | 75.2 | 70.6 | 77.3 | 79 | 75.2 | 77.4 | 66.1 | 53.1 | 68.3 | 94.1 | 90.3 |
Wedlake Bell
|
77.8 | 79.0 | 81.5 | 81.5 | 0 | 80.2 | 85.1 | 82.7 | 74.2 | 62 | 45 | 53.5 | 65.6 | 63.2 | 0 | 86.3 |
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
|
73.6 | 73.6 | 77.4 | 73.6 | 9.9 | 58.5 | 57.7 | 85.5 | 75.9 | 72.1 | 60.7 | 69.8 | 37.2 | 75.2 | 46.9 | 78.2 |
White & Case LLP
|
82 | 88.1 | 82 | 85.8 | 70.7 | 68.3 | 75.2 | 86.9 | 75.9 | 84.3 | 82 | 76.5 | 81.2 | 87.3 | 90.3 | 84.3 |
Winckworth Sherwood
|
77.4 | 79 | 83.5 | 77.4 | 19.7 | 82.8 | 66.8 | 0 | 63.8 | 50.9 | 63 | 83.5 | 65.3 | 79.7 | 0 | 87.3 |
Withers
|
84.2 | 72.5 | 58.4 | 60.8 | 0 | 81.8 | 46.8 | 0 | 67.8 | 70.1 | 77.1 | 65.5 | 49.1 | 70.1 | 30.4 | 79.5 |
Womble Bond Dickinson
|
83.5 | 82 | 78.7 | 76.8 | 73.2 | 84.4 | 74.9 | 85 | 76.7 | 69.7 | 93.4 | 89.1 | 88.7 | 82.5 | 0 | 91 |