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| Firm | Satisfaction | Work quality | Client contact | Work/life | Social life | Vac. Scheme | Confidence | Remuneration | Work from home | Sustainability | Legal technology | Inclusiveness | International | Approachability |
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Addleshaw Goddard
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84.50 | 83.0 | 77.50 | 83.5 | 74.8 | 77.0 | 81.50 | 88.0 | 90.3 | 77.8 | 88.00 | 78.0 | 75.2 | 90.8 |
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Akin
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90.00 | 83.8 | 81.3 | 76.2 | 58.8 | 88.6 | 86.3 | 97.5 | 88.8 | 76.2 | 67.50 | 73.8 | 53.8 | 86.2 |
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Anthony Collins
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84.4 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 92.2 | 65.6 | 82.5 | 52.50 | 75.0 | 81.3 | 83.8 | 75.00 | 82.5 | 90.0 | |
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Armstrong Teasdale
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75.00 | 80.0 | 75.00 | 85.0 | 65.00 | 85.00 | 65.0 | 45.00 | 55.0 | 55.00 | 55.0 | 70.0 | ||
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Ashurst
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86.67 | 90.0 | 80.00 | 75.2 | 86.19 | 91.5 | 81.50 | 81.9 | 83.81 | 79.0 | 87.14 | 83.8 | 73.50 | 93.8 |
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B P Collins
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77.50 | 81.2 | 78.75 | 83.8 | 62.50 | 65.0 | 62.50 | 32.5 | 66.25 | 57.5 | 53.75 | 61.2 | 83.8 | |
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BCLP
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82.1 | 82.4 | 81.5 | 78.8 | 73.6 | 88.2 | 67.9 | 80.0 | 67.6 | 73.6 | 77.0 | 83.6 | 73.2 | 87.5 |
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BDB Pitmans LLP
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70.00 | 71.7 | 65.00 | 85.0 | 73.3 | 70.00 | 50.0 | 80.00 | 66.7 | 55.00 | 66.7 | 76.7 | ||
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Bevan Brittan
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84.3 | 80.0 | 65.00 | 88.6 | 66.4 | 72.2 | 74.3 | 69.3 | 93.6 | 85.7 | 67.9 | 77.9 | 88.6 | |
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Bindmans
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77.50 | 87.5 | 87.50 | 90.0 | 67.50 | 40.00 | 50.0 | 55.00 | 57.5 | 50.00 | 77.5 | 92.5 | ||
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Bird & Bird
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84.00 | 84.8 | 77.20 | 83.2 | 73.60 | 82.1 | 73.75 | 74.0 | 79.20 | 75.2 | 62.00 | 68.4 | 23.50 | 89.6 |
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Birketts
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88.2 | 90.0 | 84.7 | 91.2 | 83.5 | 85.6 | 90.00 | 67.1 | 65.9 | 73.5 | 77.7 | 70.0 | 93.5 | |
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Blake Morgan
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79.00 | 79.0 | 83.00 | 85.0 | 66.00 | 90.0 | 74.00 | 54.0 | 88.00 | 76.0 | 61.00 | 79.0 | 91.0 | |
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Blaser Mills Law
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78.9 | 72.2 | 86.7 | 85.6 | 51.1 | 60.00 | 51.4 | 35.00 | 60.0 | 55.00 | 72.5 | 80.0 | ||
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Boodle Hatfield
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90.00 | 93.3 | 86.67 | 93.3 | 70.00 | 90.0 | 76.67 | 83.3 | 90.00 | 83.3 | 70.00 | 60.0 | 93.3 | |
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Brabners LLP
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85.00 | 90.0 | 91.2 | 93.8 | 83.7 | 85.00 | 68.8 | 98.8 | 93.8 | 83.8 | 85.0 | 95.0 | ||
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Bristows
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78.3 | 76.7 | 68.3 | 75.0 | 73.3 | 70.00 | 61.7 | 81.6 | 68.3 | 51.7 | 60.0 | 88.3 | ||
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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
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81.6 | 82.3 | 80.3 | 83.5 | 75.1 | 89.2 | 74.2 | 66.1 | 85.5 | 85.2 | 68.7 | 72.6 | 58.6 | 90.3 |
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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73.8 | 82.5 | 87.50 | 48.8 | 45.7 | 88.8 | 83.8 | 87.5 | 83.8 | 73.8 | 57.50 | 67.5 | 53.8 | 83.8 |
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Clifford Chance
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74.5 | 77.6 | 71.90 | 64.5 | 70.2 | 79.4 | 77.6 | 71.7 | 86.7 | 74.1 | 76.7 | 77.6 | 85.3 | 82.4 |
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Clyde & Co
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72.50 | 73.1 | 53.12 | 76.9 | 73.12 | 88.3 | 65.62 | 45.6 | 73.75 | 76.7 | 59.38 | 78.1 | 26.25 | 78.8 |
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CMS
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82.8 | 83.5 | 75.2 | 79.8 | 77.3 | 79.7 | 77.3 | 74.8 | 91.50 | 80.0 | 82.8 | 78.5 | 62.3 | 88.5 |
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Collyer Bristow
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76.3 | 83.8 | 77.50 | 83.8 | 71.3 | 71.3 | 76.2 | 78.8 | 60.0 | 52.50 | 51.2 | 82.5 | ||
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Cooley (UK) LLP
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90.00 | 88.8 | 87.50 | 82.5 | 76.3 | 93.8 | 83.8 | 88.8 | 83.8 | 90.0 | 82.50 | 93.8 | 90.0 | |
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Covington & Burling
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75.8 | 81.7 | 64.2 | 61.7 | 68.3 | 83.3 | 85.8 | 84.2 | 70.00 | 69.2 | 59.2 | 75.5 | 72.50 | 85.0 |
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Cripps LLP
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75.00 | 82.5 | 80.8 | 87.5 | 73.3 | 100.0 | 80.8 | 40.8 | 63.3 | 71.7 | 67.50 | 71.7 | 77.3 | |
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Crown Prosecution Service
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87.5 | 85.5 | 64.7 | 91.0 | 58.0 | 99.5 | 74.5 | 94.5 | 75.0 | 77.0 | 88.5 | 93.5 | ||
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Davis Polk & Wardwell
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74.00 | 84.0 | 86.00 | 70.0 | 70.00 | 90.0 | 88.00 | 92.0 | 62.00 | 67.5 | 72.00 | 77.5 | 94.00 | 90.0 |
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Debevoise & Plimpton
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77.1 | 87.1 | 80.00 | 58.6 | 67.1 | 92.9 | 87.1 | 94.3 | 87.1 | 61.4 | 64.2 | 71.4 | 23.3 | 85.7 |
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Dechert LLP
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78.00 | 76.0 | 66.00 | 70.0 | 58.00 | 76.7 | 78.00 | 68.0 | 66.00 | 50.0 | 56.00 | 74.0 | 30.00 | 76.0 |
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Devonshires Solicitors
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80.00 | 82.3 | 87.7 | 84.6 | 79.2 | 91.7 | 65.0 | 88.3 | 77.5 | 62.50 | 82.5 | 88.2 | ||
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DLA Piper
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78.3 | 75.8 | 65.00 | 68.3 | 70.8 | 76.7 | 72.1 | 79.2 | 82.9 | 77.5 | 73.8 | 65.8 | 75.8 | 81.7 |
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Dorsey & Whitney (Europe) LLP
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83.3 | 80.0 | 80.00 | 83.3 | 66.7 | 76.7 | 63.3 | 70.00 | 70.0 | 56.7 | 70.0 | 80.0 | ||
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Duncan Lewis
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75.00 | 82.7 | 92.7 | 70.5 | 50.9 | 82.7 | 38.6 | 87.7 | 69.1 | 64.6 | 89.0 | 88.2 | ||
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Euro Garages Limited
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80.00 | 85.0 | 80.00 | 75.0 | 50.00 | 90.00 | 80.0 | 35.00 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 80.0 | 88.0 | ||
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Eversheds Sutherland
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75.53 | 78.7 | 70.79 | 71.1 | 61.58 | 83.0 | 75.79 | 66.6 | 80.00 | 71.4 | 67.89 | 71.3 | 35.88 | 86.3 |
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Farrer & Co
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87.50 | 89.2 | 80.00 | 91.7 | 81.7 | 92.0 | 85.8 | 61.7 | 90.00 | 77.3 | 78.3 | 72.5 | 20.00 | 90.8 |
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Fieldfisher
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83.18 | 78.2 | 72.73 | 84.1 | 77.62 | 85.6 | 88.64 | 70.9 | 85.00 | 72.3 | 68.18 | 69.5 | 62.11 | 88.2 |
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Fladgate LLP
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84.00 | 84.0 | 80.00 | 91.0 | 69.00 | 76.0 | 55.00 | 57.0 | 77.00 | 69.0 | 52.00 | 75.0 | 96.0 | |
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Forbes Solicitors
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86.36 | 88.2 | 86.36 | 88.2 | 82.73 | 60.0 | 84.55 | 64.5 | 75.45 | 71.8 | 74.55 | 86.4 | 91.8 | |
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Forsters LLP
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84.00 | 84.0 | 76.00 | 87.3 | 80.7 | 85.0 | 75.7 | 74.7 | 89.3 | 80.0 | 53.3 | 71.3 | 92.7 | |
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Fox Williams
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84.00 | 74.0 | 66.00 | 76.0 | 88.00 | 82.0 | 84.00 | 74.0 | 86.00 | 52.0 | 50.00 | 64.0 | 30.00 | 88.0 |
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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80.56 | 82.0 | 73.52 | 65.6 | 76.85 | 86.0 | 84.07 | 82.4 | 89.09 | 77.5 | 76.00 | 78.5 | 93.08 | 88.9 |
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Gateley Legal
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79.77 | 83.7 | 79.07 | 84.9 | 76.74 | 78.3 | 80.93 | 67.9 | 72.09 | 65.5 | 63.57 | 71.4 | 85.8 | |
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Gherson Solicitors LLP
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80.00 | 86.7 | 83.3 | 70.0 | 70.00 | 83.3 | 66.7 | 20.00 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 70.0 | 86.7 | ||
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Gibson Dunn
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81.43 | 82.9 | 78.57 | 55.7 | 54.29 | 77.1 | 81.43 | 81.4 | 90.00 | 44.3 | 37.14 | 64.3 | 28.57 | 97.1 |
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Goodwin Procter
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73.75 | 75.0 | 68.75 | 60.0 | 50.00 | 88.0 | 72.50 | 82.5 | 85.00 | 54.3 | 55.00 | 68.8 | 50.00 | 90.0 |
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Gosschalks LLP
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80.00 | 80.0 | 75.00 | 80.0 | 77.00 | 80.00 | 70.0 | 80.00 | 90.0 | 75.00 | 78.0 | 90.0 | ||
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Gowling WLG
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77.3 | 80.0 | 70.3 | 74.0 | 63.3 | 74.4 | 74.00 | 74.3 | 78.7 | 67.7 | 74.7 | 70.3 | 59.00 | 85.7 |
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Herbert Smith Freehills
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82.8 | 85.5 | 77.50 | 65.5 | 68.5 | 85.8 | 84 | 80.5 | 86.00 | 75.9 | 73.8 | 81.0 | 84.1 | 90.5 |
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HFW
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69.4 | 75.0 | 66.1 | 72.9 | 61.1 | 77.9 | 61.8 | 65.0 | 70.00 | 53.9 | 52.50 | 40.0 | 91.9 | 75.6 |
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Hill Dickinson LLP
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86.1 | 85.4 | 79.6 | 88.2 | 82.50 | 81.8 | 80.7 | 66.3 | 81.1 | 75.7 | 71.4 | 82.5 | 37.1 | 92.9 |
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Hodge Jones & Allen
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68.6 | 81.4 | 72.9 | 81.4 | 52.9 | 57.1 | 44.3 | 65.7 | 62.9 | 50.00 | 74.3 | 85.7 | ||
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Hogan Lovells
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83.64 | 82.7 | 73.64 | 77.3 | 76.36 | 91.0 | 78.18 | 72.7 | 85.45 | 82.7 | 76.36 | 75.5 | 51.82 | 85.5 |
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Howard Kennedy LLP
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78.9 | 85.6 | 90.00 | 87.8 | 68.9 | 73.3 | 58.9 | 94.4 | 80.0 | 68.9 | 74.4 | 95.6 | ||
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Howes Percival
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85.7 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 92.9 | 85.7 | 80.0 | 82.9 | 71.4 | 88.6 | 85.0 | 80.00 | 86.7 | 91.4 | |
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Hunters Law LLP
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80.00 | 75.0 | 75.00 | 85.0 | 70.00 | 65.00 | 70.0 | 60.00 | 50.0 | 75.00 | 80.0 | 93.5 | ||
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Irwin Mitchell
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75.8 | 83.2 | 82.6 | 78.1 | 51.9 | 78.8 | 82.6 | 55.5 | 76.7 | 66.5 | 46.5 | 72.6 | 30.00 | 86.1 |
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K&L Gates
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76.3 | 85.0 | 70.00 | 73.8 | 61.3 | 80.0 | 55.00 | 70.0 | 78.8 | 62.5 | 66.3 | 63.8 | 95.0 | |
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Kennedys Law LLP
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82.9 | 81.0 | 71.00 | 86.7 | 72.9 | 76.7 | 69.5 | 75.7 | 80.00 | 76.2 | 71.90 | 70.5 | 45.5 | 89.0 |
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Kingsley Napley LLP
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82.7 | 87.3 | 83.6 | 82.7 | 80.9 | 76.4 | 63.6 | 92.7 | 82.7 | 75.5 | 85.5 | 90.9 | ||
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Kirkland & Ellis
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Latham & Watkins
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82.6 | 86.8 | 82.2 | 66.8 | 74.7 | 76.7 | 81.0 | 65.3 | 81.0 | 71.1 | 76.8 | 87.9 | 73.3 | 90.5 |
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Leathes Prior
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86.00 | 88.0 | 92.00 | 88.0 | 96.00 | 95.0 | 80.00 | 60.0 | 76.00 | 70.0 | 68.00 | 68.0 | 86.0 | |
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Leigh Day
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81.4 | 85.7 | 78.6 | 81.4 | 84.3 | 77.1 | 61.4 | 68.6 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 82.9 | 87.1 | ||
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Lewis Silkin LLP
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87.8 | 90.0 | 81.1 | 83.3 | 80.00 | 92.2 | 70.0 | 85.6 | 86.7 | 71.3 | 78.9 | 91.1 | ||
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Macfarlanes
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82.50 | 85.4 | 78.6 | 70.0 | 75.4 | 88.6 | 87.50 | 78.2 | 67.1 | 71.1 | 57.50 | 62.6 | 0.0 | 87.5 |
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Maples Teesdale LLP
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70.00 | 76.7 | 70.00 | 81.7 | 61.7 | 60.00 | 48.3 | 60.00 | 62.0 | 41.7 | 42.0 | 78.3 | ||
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Marriott Harrison
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81.7 | 86.7 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 88.3 | 90.0 | 76.7 | 66.7 | 70.00 | 78.3 | 58.3 | 68.3 | 96.7 | |
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Mayer Brown
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80.8 | 83.8 | 80.00 | 63.8 | 59.2 | 84.3 | 79.2 | 62.3 | 65.8 | 59.2 | 36.2 | 72.3 | 40.00 | 87.7 |
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Michelmores
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81.8 | 84.5 | 79.1 | 86.4 | 76.4 | 70.0 | 90.00 | 76.4 | 88.2 | 85.5 | 74.6 | 74.5 | 91.8 | |
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Milbank LLP
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82.2 | 87.8 | 87.8 | 60.0 | 80.00 | 93.8 | 83.3 | 94.4 | 87.8 | 76.7 | 68.9 | 81.1 | 90.0 | |
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Mills & Reeve
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85.2 | 83.3 | 78.5 | 90.0 | 78.9 | 86.4 | 88.9 | 62.3 | 86.80 | 84.6 | 77.3 | 81.5 | 45.00 | 93.0 |
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Mishcon de Reya LLP
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82.50 | 84.4 | 75.6 | 78.8 | 73.1 | 78.3 | 78.8 | 68.8 | 83.1 | 73.1 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 70.7 | 88.8 |
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
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78.6 | 81.4 | 74.3 | 77.1 | 52.9 | 100.0 | 45.7 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 64.3 | 62.9 | 58.6 | 45.7 | 84.3 |
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Morrison Foerster
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82.50 | 86.7 | 70.00 | 70.8 | 76.7 | 89.1 | 80.00 | 99.2 | 88.3 | 79.1 | 67.50 | 89.2 | 71.7 | 96.7 |
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Muckle
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88.00 | 86.0 | 83.00 | 80.0 | 98.00 | 91.2 | 82.00 | 71.0 | 87.00 | 86.0 | 72.00 | 83.0 | 86.0 | |
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Norton Rose Fulbright
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80.8 | 84.2 | 75.7 | 70.8 | 68.4 | 81.2 | 73.8 | 68.1 | 78.4 | 79.5 | 68.6 | 78.1 | 84.1 | 86.6 |
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Osborne Clarke
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87.50 | 86.2 | 83.3 | 86.2 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 86.7 | 91.7 | 86.2 | 85.4 | 78.3 | 30.00 | 92.1 |
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Payne Hicks Beach LLP
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82.9 | 87.1 | 81.4 | 88.6 | 78.6 | 87.1 | 77.1 | 77.1 | 68.6 | 67.1 | 57.1 | 91.4 | ||
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Pinsent Masons
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81.14 | 79.8 | 71.82 | 74.3 | 76.36 | 80.6 | 75.00 | 71.6 | 82.33 | 78.2 | 77.50 | 79.8 | 38.12 | 87.7 |
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Reed Smith LLP
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75.7 | 79.3 | 72.9 | 70.0 | 70.00 | 79.0 | 71.4 | 70.7 | 81.4 | 73.8 | 74.3 | 72.9 | 60.00 | 78.6 |
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RPC
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77.9 | 74.7 | 70.00 | 80.5 | 76.1 | 85.0 | 81.1 | 63.2 | 92.1 | 75.3 | 67.4 | 76.3 | 57.9 | 92.6 |
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Russell-Cooke
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77.00 | 82.0 | 79.00 | 92.0 | 75.00 | 80.0 | 71.1 | 64.4 | 52.2 | 70.0 | 38.9 | 51.1 | 85.6 | |
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RWK Goodman
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76.00 | 80.0 | 75.00 | 83.0 | 64.00 | 74.00 | 50.0 | 82.00 | 74.0 | 63.3 | 70.0 | 87.0 | ||
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Sidley Austin LLP
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81.00 | 80.0 | 74.00 | 69.0 | 59.00 | 83.0 | 75.00 | 89.0 | 72.00 | 68.0 | 69.00 | 73.0 | 39.00 | 86.0 |
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Slaughter and May
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79.29 | 75.7 | 65.71 | 70.7 | 68.89 | 72.1 | 86.67 | 83.7 | 73.70 | 70.0 | 62.22 | 61.5 | 59.23 | 75.4 |
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Steele Raymond
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78.00 | 88.0 | 74.00 | 78.0 | 88.00 | 80.0 | 60.00 | 64.0 | 46.00 | 72.0 | 72.00 | 84.0 | 84.0 | |
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Stephenson Harwood
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74.6 | 68.2 | 70.9 | 83.6 | 57.3 | 74.3 | 70.9 | 71.8 | 74.6 | 61.8 | 53.6 | 64.5 | 76.4 | 81.8 |
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Stevens & Bolton
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83.70 | 80.0 | 82.30 | 80.0 | 78.40 | 80.0 | 87.70 | 67.7 | 88.80 | 77.1 | 73.30 | 58.8 | 86.6 | |
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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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81.4 | 88.6 | 78.6 | 67.1 | 78.6 | 93.3 | 91.4 | 85.7 | 74.3 | 61.4 | 71.4 | 67.1 | 91.4 | 84.3 |
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Taylor Wessing LLP
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77.1 | 80.0 | 71.8 | 75.9 | 70.6 | 83.3 | 72.4 | 65.9 | 77.1 | 70.6 | 65.9 | 72.4 | 40.00 | 76.5 |
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The Wilkes Partnership
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71.4 | 72.9 | 81.4 | 77.1 | 72.9 | 78.6 | 58.6 | 70.00 | 68.6 | 52.9 | 65.7 | 72.9 | ||
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Thrings
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85.00 | 90.0 | 81.7 | 88.0 | 81.7 | 70.00 | 68.3 | 90.00 | 76.7 | 68.3 | 75.0 | 95.0 | ||
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TLT LLP
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80.4 | 81.3 | 81.30 | 83.9 | 67.8 | 76.2 | 82.2 | 63.0 | 94.4 | 87.8 | 77.4 | 78.7 | 85.7 | |
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Travers Smith
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80.33 | 81.3 | 72.33 | 79.0 | 80.00 | 92.6 | 77.59 | 82.1 | 64.48 | 89.3 | 76.90 | 71.7 | 31.67 | 89.0 |
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Trethowans
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81.7 | 81.7 | 88.3 | 85.0 | 76.7 | 75.00 | 58.3 | 61.7 | 68.3 | 63.3 | 70.0 | 83.3 | ||
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Vinson & Elkins RLLP
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72.9 | 70.0 | 68.6 | 54.3 | 44.3 | 80.0 | 70.00 | 95.7 | 74.3 | 55.7 | 52.9 | 70.0 | 54.3 | 78.6 |
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Ward Hadaway
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83.00 | 84.5 | 78.00 | 80.0 | 70.00 | 82.0 | 79.50 | 78.5 | 93.00 | 78.5 | 70.00 | 68.5 | 90.5 | |
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Watson Farley & Williams LLP
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72.6 | 70.4 | 71.7 | 71.7 | 61.30 | 72.5 | 73.0 | 75.2 | 74.8 | 65.9 | 57.3 | 65.7 | 95.2 | 89.6 |
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Wedlake Bell LLP
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85.6 | 78.9 | 70.00 | 93.3 | 91.1 | 70.0 | 71.1 | 70.0 | 61.1 | 58.9 | 62.2 | 61.1 | 87.8 | |
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Weightmans
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78.82 | 78.2 | 71.18 | 87.6 | 75.29 | 80.0 | 79.41 | 47.1 | 90.59 | 81.2 | 65.62 | 77.1 | 85.3 | |
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
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77.50 | 82.5 | 70.00 | 62.5 | 53.8 | 78.8 | 88.8 | 97.5 | 78.8 | 63.8 | 58.8 | 72.5 | 53.8 | 77.5 |
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White & Case LLP
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81.50 | 82.5 | 65.50 | 67.5 | 74.50 | 90.0 | 74.2 | 87.4 | 87.9 | 80.5 | 79.5 | 90.0 | 97.50 | 86.5 |
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Wilkin Chapman LLP
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76.4 | 84.5 | 81.8 | 79.1 | 73.6 | 100.0 | 90.00 | 55.5 | 52.7 | 63.6 | 58.2 | 60.0 | 84.5 | |
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Withers
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82.22 | 80.0 | 68.89 | 74.4 | 65.56 | 70.0 | 77.78 | 74.4 | 94.44 | 70.0 | 68.89 | 65.6 | 40.00 | 87.8 |
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Womble Bond Dickinson
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81.25 | 83.8 | 76.88 | 91.9 | 77.50 | 77.5 | 73.75 | 66.9 | 91.88 | 89.4 | 83.12 | 80.0 | 50.00 | 94.4 |