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Best law firm for training 2026
Accutrainee, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashfords, Ashurst, BCLP, Birketts, Bristows, Burges Salmon, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clifford Chance, DLA Piper, Foot Anstey, Freshfields, HFW, Harbottle & Lewis, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Latham & Watkins, Lewis Silkin, Linklaters, Macfarlanes, Marriott Harrison, Mayer Brown, Mills & Reeve, Paul Weiss, Shoosmiths, Slaughter and May, Stephenson Harwood, Stevens & Bolton, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, Vinson & Elkins, Wedlake Bell, White & Case, Wiggin, Winckworth Sherwood
Best law firm for quality of work 2026
Accutrainee, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashfords, Brabners, Bristows, Charles Russell Speechlys, Cooley, Farrer & Co, Forsters, Fried Frank, Gibson Dunn, Gowling WLG, HFW, Harbottle & Lewis, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Irwin Mitchell, Jones Day, Lewis Silkin, Maples Teesdale, Marriott Harrison, Mayer Brown, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Paul Weiss, Payne Hicks Beach, Ropes & Gray, Shoosmiths, Stevens & Bolton, Sullivan & Cromwell, Trowers & Hamlins, White & Case, Wiggin, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for peer support 2026
Akin, Ashurst, Bates Wells, Birketts, Bristows, Burges Salmon, Charles Russell Speechlys, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Debevoise & Plimpton, Fieldfisher, Fladgate, Forsters, Greenberg Traurig, HFW, Hill Dickinson, Howard Kennedy, Kennedys, Kingsley Napley, Lewis Silkin, Marriott Harrison, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Moore Barlow, Paul Weiss, Payne Hicks Beach, RPC, Reed Smith, Russell-Cooke, Shoosmiths, Squire Patton Boggs, Stevens & Bolton, Sullivan & Cromwell, Taylor Wessing, Trowers & Hamlins, Vinson & Elkins, Walker Morris, Wedlake Bell, Weightmans, White & Case, Wiggin, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for partner approachability 2026
Accutrainee, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashfords, Bates Wells, Bird & Bird, Brabners, Bristows, Charles Russell Speechlys, Cooley, DWF, Dechert, Eversheds Sutherland, Fieldfisher, Fladgate, Fried Frank, Gowling WLG, Harbottle & Lewis, Haynes Boone, Hill Dickinson, Howard Kennedy, Katten, Kingsley Napley, Leigh Day, Lewis Silkin, Maples Teesdale, Marriott Harrison, Mills & Reeve, Moore Barlow, Morgan Lewis, Morrison Foerster, Paul Weiss, Payne Hicks Beach, Penningtons Manches Cooper, Shoosmiths, Stevens & Bolton, Taylor Wessing, Trowers & Hamlins, Watson Farley & Williams, Wedlake Bell, Wiggin, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for work/life balance 2026
Ashfords, Bevan Brittan, Birketts, Brabners, Burges Salmon, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clyde & Co, Cripps, DAC Beachcroft, DWF, Farrer & Co, Fladgate, Forsters, Gateley, Harbottle & Lewis, Haynes Boone, Hill Dickinson, Howard Kennedy, Kingsley Napley, Lewis Silkin, Maples Teesdale, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Moore Barlow, Osborne Clarke, Payne Hicks Beach, Penningtons Manches Cooper, Russell-Cooke, Shakespeare Martineau, Stephenson Harwood, Stevens & Bolton, Trowers & Hamlins, Wedlake Bell, Weightmans, Winckworth Sherwood, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for legal tech 2026
A&O Shearman, Addleshaw Goddard, Ashurst, Bird & Bird, Brabners, Burges Salmon, CMS, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clifford Chance, Dentons, Harbottle & Lewis, Lewis Silkin, Linklaters, Mishcon de Reya, Orrick, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, Shoosmiths, Simmons & Simmons, Stevens & Bolton, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for perks 2026
Brabners, Burges Salmon, Clifford Chance, Cooley, Fried Frank, Harbottle & Lewis, Kirkland & Ellis, Lewis Silkin, Paul Hastings, Paul Weiss, Sullivan & Cromwell, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, Weil Gotshal & Manges, White & Case, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Best law firm office 2026
Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Bird & Bird, Brabners, Burges Salmon, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Cooley, Debevoise & Plimpton, Dechert, Farrer & Co, Forsters, Freshfields, Goodwin, HFW, K&L Gates, Kingsley Napley, Lewis Silkin, Milbank, Mills & Reeve, Mishcon de Reya, Morrison Foerster, Paul Hastings, Paul Weiss, Payne Hicks Beach, Sidley Austin, Stevens & Bolton, Vinson & Elkins, White & Case, Winckworth Sherwood
Best law firm for social life 2026
Addleshaw Goddard, Brabners, Burges Salmon, DLA Piper, Forsters, Hill Dickinson, Leigh Day, Lewis Silkin, Marriott Harrison, Paul Weiss, Stevens & Bolton, Walker Morris, Wedlake Bell, Weightmans, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Winckworth Sherwood
Best law firm for eco-friendliness 2026
BCLP, Bates Wells, Bevan Brittan, Brabners, Burges Salmon, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clyde & Co, Forsters, Gowling WLG, Leigh Day, Lewis Silkin, Maples Teesdale, Michelmores, Mills & Reeve, Osborne Clarke, Shakespeare Martineau, Shoosmiths, TLT, Taylor Wessing, Travers Smith, Weightmans, Womble Bond Dickinson
Best law firm for international secondments 2026
A&O Shearman, Akin, Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Charles Russell Speechlys, Clifford Chance, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Dechert, DLA Piper, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields, Fried Frank, Gibson Dunn, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, HFW, Hogan Lovells, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, Mayer Brown, Morgan Lewis, Morrison Foerster, Norton Rose Fulbright, Reed Smith, RPC, Sidley Austin, Simmons & Simmons, Slaughter and May, Stephenson Harwood, Sullivan & Cromwell, Taylor Wessing, Trowers & Hamlins, Vinson & Elkins, Watson Farley & Williams, Weil Gotshal & Manges, White & Case
Best law firm for client secondments 2026
A&O Shearman, Accutrainee, Bird & Bird, Bristows, Clifford Chance, CMS, DAC Beachcroft, Davis Polk & Wardwell, Dentons, DWF, Foot Anstey, Greenberg Traurig, Hogan Lovells, Kennedys, Lewis Silkin, Norton Rose Fulbright, Reed Smith, Simmons & Simmons, Squire Patton Boggs, Sullivan & Cromwell, Taylor Wessing, TLT, Walker Morris, Wiggin, Womble Bond Dickinson
Most admired law firm 2026
A&O Shearman, Addleshaw Goddard, Bird & Bird, Burges Salmon, Clifford Chance, CMS, DLA Piper, Eversheds Sutherland, Freshfields, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Hogan Lovells, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, Macfarlanes, Mills & Reeve, Mishcon de Reya, Osborne Clarke, Slaughter and May, White & Case
Sixth formers’ choice award for solicitor apprenticeships 2026
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Legal Cheek firm of the year 2026
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