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| Firm | Happiness | Good employer | Seat allocation | Work quality | Client contact | Leadership | Work-life balance | Culture | Approachability | Salary | Pro bono | Inclusiveness | Retention confidence | Vac scheme | ||
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Addleshaw Goddard
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89.7 | 92.8 | 72.8 | 83.7 | 87.0 | 82.4 | 79.3 | 88.4 | 91.5 | 60.7 | 77.5 | 81.5 | 81.5 | 80.2 | 96.0 | |
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
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87.5 | 90.0 | 79.0 | 86.3 | 82.7 | 88.7 | 79.0 | 87.5 | 97.2 | 93.6 | 88.7 | 88.7 | 88.7 | 71.7 | 90.0 | |
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Anthony Collins
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89.0 | 85.7 | 84.6 | 87.9 | 86.8 | 87.9 | 86.8 | 90.1 | 92.2 | 67.3 | 81.4 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 92.8 | 92.1 | |
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Ashfords LLP
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89.8 | 87.4 | 64.4 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 87.4 | 86.7 | 86.7 | 89.2 | 68.1 | 49.6 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 75.0 | 83.3 | |
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B P Collins
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73.6 | 68.8 | 73.6 | 70.4 | 78.4 | 67.2 | 75.2 | 70.4 | 68.8 | 32.0 | 19.2 | 60.8 | 60.8 | 84.8 | 76.8 | |
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BCLP
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83.6 | 77.6 | 53.2 | 81.4 | 73.0 | 66.9 | 64.6 | 79.1 | 89.0 | 61.6 | 76.1 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 69.2 | 92.3 | |
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Bevan Brittan
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79.0 | 82.7 | 70.5 | 79.0 | 79.0 | 81.4 | 77.8 | 85.1 | 86.3 | 62.0 | 57.1 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 84.7 | 77.8 | |
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Bird & Bird
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90.0 | 92.0 | 81.6 | 89.5 | 91.6 | 88.6 | 78.1 | 92.0 | 92.0 | 71.6 | 63.4 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 77.6 | 98.9 | |
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Birketts
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88.4 | 88.4 | 79.5 | 85.0 | 84.7 | 86.3 | 86.3 | 87.4 | 84.7 | 57.4 | 80.3 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 91.8 | |
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Blake Morgan
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85.8 | 86.5 | 69.3 | 88.4 | 91.9 | 83.2 | 85.8 | 87.8 | 89.1 | 61.4 | 66.0 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 75.7 | 90.8 | |
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Brabners
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86.0 | 87.0 | 60.7 | 77.4 | 80.2 | 79.3 | 85.1 | 85.1 | 83.3 | 57.1 | 77.1 | 77.0 | 77.0 | 68.4 | 93.0 | |
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Bristows
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90.1 | 90.1 | 85.7 | 87.9 | 87.9 | 87.9 | 85.7 | 91.2 | 91.2 | 70.5 | 54.4 | 78.1 | 78.1 | 81.8 | 78.1 | |
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Broadfield (BDB Pitmans)
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74.2 | 65.6 | 66.9 | 72.9 | 82.7 | 68.1 | 72.9 | 68.1 | 77.8 | 60.8 | 68.1 | 71.7 | 71.7 | 58.4 | 87.5 | |
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Charles Russell Speechlys
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89.1 | 91.5 | 69.7 | 83.1 | 89.1 | 84.6 | 83.1 | 86.6 | 88.6 | 68.7 | 84.0 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 65.5 | 92.0 | |
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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59.2 | 60.8 | 36.8 | 59.2 | 55.7 | 52.8 | 36.8 | 62.4 | 57.6 | 59.2 | 80.6 | 62.4 | 62.4 | 54.4 | 76.8 | |
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Clifford Chance
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80.2 | 83.2 | 63.7 | 79.8 | 82.4 | 75.4 | 46.8 | 73.7 | 83.7 | 82.4 | 69.3 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 67.1 | 82.7 | |
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CMS
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83.5 | 85.8 | 56.2 | 74.4 | 79.0 | 82.0 | 76.7 | 85.8 | 86.5 | 75.2 | 79.8 | 83.5 | 83.5 | 69.1 | 79.9 | |
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Cooley
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81.9 | 78.9 | 48.5 | 78.9 | 75.8 | 63.7 | 57.6 | 75.8 | 81.9 | 78.9 | 84.9 | 81.9 | 81.9 | 45.5 | 81.9 | |
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Covington & Burling
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72.5 | 73.5 | 66.6 | 82.3 | 73.5 | 72.5 | 53.9 | 68.6 | 73.5 | 72.5 | 91.1 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 68.6 | 87.2 | |
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Crown Prosecution Service
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77.0 | 80.6 | 82.4 | 70.7 | 57.8 | 72.0 | 86.0 | 77.0 | 87.9 | 71.1 | 37.4 | 87.9 | 87.9 | 97.8 | 84.7 | |
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Debevoise & Plimpton
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84.8 | 83.2 | 73.6 | 80.0 | 78.4 | 76.8 | 56.0 | 78.4 | 76.8 | 86.4 | 83.2 | 70.4 | 70.4 | 76.8 | 86.4 | |
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Devonshires
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82.0 | 82.7 | 70.6 | 85.0 | 89.6 | 81.2 | 76.7 | 82.0 | 82.7 | 54.7 | 62.9 | 75.9 | 75.9 | 65.0 | 0.0 | |
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DLA Piper
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69.8 | 72.8 | 63.7 | 78.9 | 75.8 | 54.6 | 57.6 | 69.8 | 81.9 | 63.7 | 59.1 | 63.7 | 63.7 | 91.0 | 78.9 | |
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DMH Stallard
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92.1 | 91.5 | 70.6 | 79.4 | 83.3 | 88.2 | 86.2 | 92.1 | 93.1 | 69.6 | 68.6 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 0.0 | |
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Eversheds Sutherland
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81.9 | 82.2 | 69.2 | 83.5 | 81.6 | 80.5 | 74.6 | 84.1 | 90.8 | 73.8 | 84.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 75.4 | 89.7 | |
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Fieldfisher
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83.8 | 81.8 | 70.6 | 82.5 | 87.0 | 81.2 | 80.5 | 82.5 | 81.2 | 68.6 | 83.8 | 87.8 | 87.8 | 66.5 | 99.0 | |
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Fladgate
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81.3 | 79.6 | 59.1 | 78.0 | 77.2 | 68.9 | 80.4 | 82.9 | 86.2 | 65.7 | 54.2 | 66.5 | 66.5 | 77.0 | 82.1 | |
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Forbes Solicitors
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79.6 | 77.2 | 79.6 | 91.9 | 93.6 | 79.6 | 83.7 | 79.6 | 80.4 | 55.8 | 49.2 | 89.5 | 89.5 | 73.9 | 64.0 | |
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Forsters
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85.4 | 86.1 | 73.4 | 83.3 | 79.8 | 84.7 | 85.4 | 84.7 | 85.4 | 57.9 | 72.8 | 76.3 | 76.3 | 50.1 | 85.7 | |
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Fox Williams
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76.6 | 80.2 | 52.3 | 74.2 | 70.5 | 66.9 | 69.3 | 72.9 | 75.4 | 51.1 | 42.1 | 66.9 | 66.9 | 69.5 | 74.2 | |
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Gateley
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71.9 | 70.0 | 73.1 | 80.5 | 81.8 | 63.8 | 79.3 | 75.0 | 84.3 | 33.5 | 55.0 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 70.7 | 80.1 | |
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Goodwin Procter
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74.6 | 73.2 | 70.5 | 77.4 | 67.7 | 74.6 | 58.0 | 60.8 | 77.4 | 81.5 | 67.7 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 56.4 | 79.0 | |
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Gowling WLG
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77.7 | 79.8 | 69.2 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 73.4 | 74.8 | 78.4 | 82.6 | 57.9 | 79.9 | 77.7 | 77.7 | 53.0 | 83.5 | |
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Haynes Boone
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81.9 | 84.6 | 70.1 | 66.4 | 79.2 | 91.0 | 75.5 | 84.6 | 88.3 | 79.2 | 61.0 | 36.4 | 36.4 | 91.0 | 0.0 | |
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
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86.4 | 89.9 | 78.2 | 82.8 | 82.5 | 83.2 | 74.6 | 87.8 | 88.9 | 84.9 | 84.9 | 84.8 | 84.8 | 72.5 | 95.7 | |
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HFW
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87.0 | 87.8 | 74.7 | 83.7 | 82.1 | 87.8 | 84.5 | 86.2 | 88.7 | 69.8 | 70.0 | 73.1 | 73.1 | 70.6 | 87.2 | |
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Hill Dickinson LLP
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84.6 | 86.1 | 68.7 | 86.6 | 82.4 | 81.6 | 83.1 | 84.6 | 91.5 | 56.2 | 65.4 | 77.1 | 77.1 | 73.1 | 89.5 | |
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Hodge Jones & Allen
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70.3 | 64.6 | 60.8 | 70.3 | 80.8 | 64.6 | 66.5 | 72.2 | 77.9 | 20.9 | 95.0 | 76.0 | 76.0 | 62.7 | 0.0 | |
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Howard Kennedy
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81.4 | 81.4 | 49.8 | 77.8 | 81.4 | 84.7 | 83.9 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 59.6 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 70.5 | 0.0 | |
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Howes Percival
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92.2 | 92.2 | 91.2 | 91.2 | 92.2 | 89.0 | 91.2 | 90.1 | 89.0 | 84.6 | 65.9 | 89.0 | 89.0 | 84.6 | 89.5 | |
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Irwin Mitchell
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82.6 | 83.0 | 67.7 | 84.8 | 87.2 | 82.6 | 78.4 | 83.0 | 88.4 | 58.4 | 49.7 | 78.1 | 78.1 | 83.1 | 70.0 | |
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K&L Gates
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76.8 | 79.5 | 71.7 | 83.1 | 74.7 | 72.4 | 75.0 | 79.5 | 82.2 | 69.7 | 68.2 | 77.7 | 77.7 | 63.4 | 86.0 | |
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Kennedys
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81.8 | 82.4 | 61.3 | 74.3 | 80.5 | 79.3 | 80.5 | 88.6 | 90.5 | 53.9 | 79.5 | 73.1 | 73.1 | 76.2 | 49.6 | |
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Kingsley Napley
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84.3 | 85.3 | 71.5 | 89.2 | 88.2 | 78.4 | 87.2 | 87.2 | 89.2 | 53.9 | 85.7 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 51.9 | 0.0 | |
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Kirkland & Ellis
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86.5 | 87.3 | 72.9 | 88.1 | 88.8 | 87.3 | 47.8 | 83.5 | 91.1 | 90.3 | 83.3 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 84.3 | 93.8 | |
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Latham & Watkins
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85.6 | 87.3 | 81.5 | 91.0 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 56.4 | 82.7 | 84.8 | 73.2 | 81.8 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 76.2 | 92.9 | |
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Leathes Prior
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88.0 | 84.9 | 84.9 | 88.0 | 91.0 | 84.9 | 84.9 | 91.0 | 88.0 | 69.8 | 85.9 | 88.0 | 88.0 | 72.8 | 91.0 | |
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Lee Bolton Monier-Williams LLP
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63.1 | 53.8 | 70.1 | 84.2 | 81.8 | 67.8 | 93.5 | 65.5 | 72.5 | 37.4 | 74.6 | 51.4 | 51.4 | 60.8 | 71.7 | |
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Lewis Silkin
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93.1 | 96.0 | 83.3 | 88.2 | 92.1 | 93.1 | 86.2 | 94.1 | 96.0 | 77.4 | 74.8 | 92.1 | 92.1 | 79.4 | 0.0 | |
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Macfarlanes
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80.2 | 83.5 | 79.4 | 83.1 | 82.4 | 81.5 | 67.3 | 79.8 | 83.5 | 79.0 | 87.2 | 76.5 | 76.5 | 75.5 | 87.5 | |
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Marriott Harrison
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83.6 | 85.5 | 62.7 | 85.5 | 87.4 | 81.7 | 70.3 | 91.2 | 89.3 | 57.0 | 78.2 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 72.2 | 87.9 | |
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Mayer Brown
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82.0 | 85.0 | 79.0 | 80.5 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 66.0 | 78.2 | 76.5 | 80.6 | 81.7 | 74.4 | 74.4 | 79.8 | 86.1 | |
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MFG Solicitors
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63.7 | 63.7 | 60.7 | 63.7 | 72.8 | 63.7 | 88.0 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 39.4 | 75.2 | 69.8 | 69.8 | 63.7 | 0.0 | |
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Michelmores
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88.1 | 91.1 | 66.8 | 83.5 | 85.8 | 86.5 | 87.3 | 89.6 | 90.3 | 75.2 | 59.1 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 79.0 | 85.5 | |
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Milbank
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66.9 | 62.0 | 30.4 | 66.9 | 68.1 | 54.7 | 32.8 | 62.0 | 70.5 | 80.2 | 64.2 | 72.9 | 72.9 | 72.9 | 77.8 | |
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Mills & Reeve
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89.1 | 91.5 | 80.6 | 88.1 | 92.5 | 89.5 | 81.6 | 89.5 | 89.5 | 69.2 | 75.4 | 85.1 | 85.1 | 78.1 | 96.4 | |
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Mishcon de Reya LLP
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83.7 | 85.4 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 88.7 | 71.4 | 66.5 | 82.1 | 84.5 | 70.6 | 86.5 | 77.2 | 77.2 | 68.1 | 85.7 | |
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Morrison & Foerster
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75.9 | 77.7 | 69.7 | 84.9 | 84.5 | 82.2 | 66.1 | 83.1 | 85.8 | 87.6 | 85.1 | 87.6 | 87.6 | 50.9 | 87.6 | |
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Osborne Clarke
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81.3 | 81.3 | 67.9 | 73.3 | 75.0 | 64.3 | 79.5 | 77.7 | 86.7 | 72.4 | 88.4 | 75.7 | 75.7 | 50.9 | 87.5 | |
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Payne Hicks Beach
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85.5 | 85.5 | 77.9 | 81.7 | 85.5 | 87.4 | 87.4 | 85.5 | 85.5 | 76.0 | 71.6 | 64.6 | 64.6 | 81.7 | 0.0 | |
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Reed Smith
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78.6 | 74.1 | 62.2 | 78.1 | 76.8 | 70.1 | 58.7 | 75.1 | 86.1 | 72.3 | 47.5 | 77.1 | 77.1 | 63.2 | 86.2 | |
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Ropes & Gray
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79.5 | 84.2 | 24.9 | 84.2 | 79.5 | 88.8 | 39.7 | 86.5 | 84.2 | 60.8 | 86.9 | 93.5 | 93.5 | 81.0 | 84.2 | |
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RPC
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82.7 | 87.3 | 70.6 | 84.3 | 80.5 | 79.0 | 77.4 | 84.3 | 85.0 | 67.6 | 86.5 | 78.2 | 78.2 | 77.4 | 88.8 | |
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Russell-Cooke
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81.2 | 83.3 | 66.4 | 79.1 | 81.2 | 75.6 | 81.9 | 84.7 | 86.9 | 51.5 | 72.4 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 72.5 | 90.4 | |
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Steele Raymond
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88.7 | 90.0 | 87.5 | 86.3 | 91.2 | 85.1 | 90.0 | 88.7 | 95.9 | 55.9 | 69.2 | 75.4 | 75.4 | 58.4 | 0.0 | |
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Stephens Scown
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80.4 | 82.9 | 64.0 | 78.8 | 82.1 | 76.3 | 89.5 | 82.1 | 80.4 | 76.3 | 74.6 | 73.1 | 73.1 | 80.8 | 0.0 | |
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Stephenson Harwood
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80.2 | 82.7 | 65.6 | 77.8 | 83.6 | 81.4 | 68.1 | 77.8 | 80.2 | 79.0 | 57.1 | 86.3 | 86.3 | 55.9 | 95.6 | |
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Sullivan & Cromwell
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76.0 | 81.7 | 83.6 | 91.2 | 93.1 | 93.1 | 57.0 | 87.4 | 83.6 | 89.3 | 75.9 | 60.8 | 60.8 | 85.5 | 88.7 | |
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Thrings LLP
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84.8 | 83.2 | 81.6 | 75.2 | 78.7 | 84.8 | 88.0 | 83.2 | 81.6 | 70.4 | 45.1 | 72.0 | 72.0 | 63.4 | 0.0 | |
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Trethowans
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84.8 | 88.0 | 75.2 | 84.8 | 86.4 | 86.4 | 83.2 | 80.0 | 81.6 | 76.8 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | |
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Vinson & Elkins
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60.8 | 60.8 | 72.9 | 81.4 | 76.4 | 48.6 | 43.8 | 65.6 | 85.1 | 81.4 | 50.2 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 70.5 | 72.9 | |
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Watson Farley & Williams LLP
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83.8 | 90.4 | 69.3 | 83.2 | 79.9 | 76.6 | 75.2 | 83.8 | 89.1 | 65.3 | 34.6 | 67.3 | 67.3 | 79.2 | 91.6 | |
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White & Case
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81.2 | 84.0 | 74.1 | 85.4 | 84.0 | 80.5 | 48.0 | 77.7 | 85.4 | 91.1 | 76.9 | 84.7 | 84.7 | 75.3 | 90.5 | |
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Withers
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79.0 | 83.9 | 79.0 | 75.4 | 72.9 | 79.0 | 83.9 | 85.1 | 79.0 | 64.4 | 77.8 | 71.7 | 71.7 | 65.6 | 81.0 |