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Top 24 International law firms based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 2,321 international law firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 158,313 professional contacts across them, including 81,616 with verified work emails and 15,898 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.
This list covers international law firms headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 4, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 24 largest international law firms based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,746 | ||||
“Linklaters is a leading global law firm, supporting and investing in the future of our clients wherever they do business.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 6,494 | ||||
“Freshfields is a global firm with over 280 years’ experience of anticipating change, setting new standards and shaping the future of law.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | LAW FirmIndirect evidence | 6,369 | |||
Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 3,083 | ||||
“Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard (AG).” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 2,860 | ||||
“Every day we make a difference.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 2,834 | ||||
“DAC Beachcroft is a leading international legal business with offices across Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 2,750 | ||||
“On May 1, 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to become A&O Shearman.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 2,514 | ||||
“An international law firm that acts like your business partner.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 2,198 | ||||
“McGuireWoods, one of the world’s leading law firms, has earned the loyalty of its many longstanding clients with deep and broad legal experience; a passion for understanding their…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 1,955 | ||||
“Slaughter and May is regarded as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 1,818 | ||||
“We’re your business advisers as well as your lawyers, working in step with you to protect your interests today and progress your ambitions for tomorrow.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 1,486 | ||||
“We’re Browne Jacobson.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 1,449 | ||||
“We’re the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 1,371 | ||||
“Based in London, Mishcon de Reya services an international community of clients and provides advice in situations where the constraints of geography often do not apply.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 1,351 | ||||
“At Mills & Reeve, our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieve more together.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 1,246 | ||||
“An unpredictable world calls for a progressive-thinking law firm that’s aligned to your ambitions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 1,233 | ||||
“We are a leading, top 50, full-service UK law firm, with more than 1,300+ freethinking colleagues all working together to make the future better for our people, planet, clients…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 1,227 | ||||
“Burges Salmon is the independent UK law firm which delivers the best mix of advice, service and value.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 1,211 | ||||
“RPC is a law firm invested in you, your ambitions and your commercial success.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 1,149 | ||||
“Taylor Rose is a top 60 independent law firm with 1,700 experts operating nationwide and is recommended by the Legal 500 UK.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 1,112 | ||||
“Trowers & Hamlins is well known for its eclectic mix of specialisations combining sector leadership in the UK and across the Middle East and Asia.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 1,059 | ||||
“Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 1,013 | ||||
“Macfarlanes is a pre-eminent law firm that serves a global client base in Private Capital, Private Wealth, M&A and Disputes.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 986 | ||||
“Shakespeare Martineau is a leading law firm that brings creativity, commerciality and clarity to complex challenges.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among international law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “international law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among international law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 81,616 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 4, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
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Frequently asked
How many international law firms are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 2,321 international law firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Linklaters, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most international law firms?
London leads with 887 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (74) and Birmingham (39).
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How current is this list?
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