The TBD 250 - Free Top 100

You’re viewing headcount data as at end of March 2026 for the UK’s Top 100 law firms.

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Rank	Firm	Employees (LinkedIn)	UK lawyers (Atlas)
1	DLA Piper	13335	972
2	Dentons	11863	645
3	CMS	10954	1559
4	A&O Shearman	9310	1035
5	Norton Rose Fulbright	9032	663
6	Clifford Chance	8379	1025
7	Hogan Lovells	7625	651
8	Clyde & Co	7368	1174
9	Linklaters	7099	1009
10	Freshfields	6984	816
11	Eversheds Sutherland	6131	1186
12	Ashurst	5131	619
13	DWF	4742	1168
14	HSF Kramer	4644	849
15	Pinsent Masons	4362	1260
16	Gowling WLG	3559	539
17	Bird & Bird	3459	382
18	Addleshaw Goddard	3351	1352
19	Irwin Mitchell	3125	1111
20	DAC Beachcroft	3071	1220
21	Kennedys	3003	708
22	Simmons & Simmons	2924	629
23	Osborne Clarke	2484	705
24	HF	2368	262
25	Fieldfisher	2279	665
26	BCLP	2184	407
27	TLT	2176	740
28	Slaughter and May	2106	674
29	Taylor Wessing	1847	432
30	HFW	1846	241
32	Keoghs	1677	597
31	Weightmans	1678	844
33	Knights	1639	868
34	Shoosmiths	1573	630
35	Ampa - Legal & Professional Services	1546	477
36	Browne Jacobson	1506	628
37	Mills & Reeve	1475	809
38	Stephenson Harwood	1473	444
39	Mishcon de Reya	1463	688
40	Withers	1409	285
41	Watson Farley & Williams	1399	249
42	Charles Russell Speechlys	1384	503
43	Taylor Rose	1341	799
44	Burges Salmon	1319	663
45	Freeths	1313	742
46	Hill Dickinson	1296	550
47	RPC	1286	464
48	Trowers & Hamlins	1179	471
49	Birketts	1164	643
50	Womble Bond Dickinson	1082	498
51	Macfarlanes	1080	456
53	Brodies	1024	502
54	Fletchers	997	354
55	Penningtons Manches Cooper	932	443
57	Slater and Gordon	880	248
58	Travers Smith	869	401
56	Gateley	881	480
59	Bevan Brittan	857	470
61	Lewis Silkin	847	376
60	HCR Law	851	538
62	Capsticks	828	420
63	JMW Solicitors LLP	801	397
64	Leigh Day	764	291
65	Gunnercooke	728	496
67	Hugh James	711	285
66	Clarke Willmott	723	289
70	Burness Paull	701	338
69	VWV	706	308
68	Thompsons	707	255
70	Setfords	701	655
72	Keystone Law	696	591
72	Farrer & Co	696	336
74	Duncan Lewis	680	267
75	Express Solicitors	658	152
76	Blake Morgan	651	318
77	Forsters	639	299
78	Stewarts	638	227
79	Foot Anstey	628	249
80	RWK Goodman	625	296
82	Ward Hadaway	611	307
81	Ashfords	614	285
84	Walker Morris	594	263
83	Minster Law	599	129
86	Brabners	583	305
85	Co-op Legal Services	584	131
87	Michelmores	573	259
87	Kingsley Napley	573	261
89	Shepherd and Wedderburn	561	290
90	Bond Turner	545	93
91	Cripps	527	203
92	Thorntons	510	251
95	Tees Law	476	151
94	Fladgate	478	231
95	Howard Kennedy	476	211
93	Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP	481	250
100	Duncan & Toplis	447	8
95	Lindsays	476	141
98	Wilkin Chapman Rollits	465	185
99	Talbots Law	452	175

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