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Top 25 Law firms based in the United Kingdom

This directory lists 5,017 law firms based in the United Kingdom, with 194,283 professional contacts and 101,813 email addresses. As of August 2026, London is the single most-represented city among the companies listed.

Law firms are professional service organizations that provide legal advice, representation, and related services through licensed attorneys. This list covers companies that provide legal advice, legal representation, or related legal services through licensed attorneys. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of August 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, 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.

How to read this list RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Aug 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
5,017Companies
194,283Contacts tracked
101,813Verified emails
17,594Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest law firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 5,017 law firms based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Aug 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to law firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceLondon, United Kingdom1,001-5,0006,746 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Linklaters is a leading global law firm, supporting and investing in the future of our clients wherever they do business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
2Strong evidenceLondon, United Kingdom5,001-10,0006,494 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Freshfields is a global firm with over 280 years’ experience of anticipating change, setting new standards and shaping the future of law.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
3Strong evidenceLondon, United Kingdom1,001-5,0004,289 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Holland & Knight is a global law firm with more than 2,200 lawyers and other professionals in 35 offices throughout the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLeeds, United Kingdom1,001-5,0003,083 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Addleshaw Goddard (AG).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
5Strong evidenceChichester, United Kingdom1,001-5,0002,968 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Irwin Mitchell is one of the UK’s largest full-service law firms, We believe everyone deserves clear legal guidance, strong advocacy, and genuine care.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
6Indirect evidenceChelmsford, United Kingdom1,001-5,0002,860 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Every day we make a difference.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLondon, United Kingdom1,001-5,0002,834 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“DAC Beachcroft is a leading international legal business with offices across Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
8Indirect evidenceGlobal, United Kingdom1,001-5,0002,750 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“On May 1, 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to become A&O Shearman.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
9Strong evidenceCambridge, United Kingdom1,001-5,0002,514 contacts →

Strong evidence

“An international law firm that acts like your business partner.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
10Strong evidenceLondon, United Kingdom1,001-5,0002,198 contacts →

Strong evidence

“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: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
11Strong evidenceLondon, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,955 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Slaughter and May is regarded as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
12Indirect evidenceSalford, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,818 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“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: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
13Indirect evidenceLondon, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,590 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cravath has been known as one of the premier U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
14Strong evidenceManchester, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,499 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Weightmans is a Top 40 law firm, growing rapidly because of our focus on two key aspects of our business: our clients and our people.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceManchester, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,486 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re Browne Jacobson.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
16Strong evidenceLondon, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,479 contacts →

Strong evidence

“As a top-ranked Canadian business law firm, we advise clients on complex legal matters across borders and industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
17Strong evidenceManchester, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,449 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We’re the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for our ability to focus on what matters.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
18Strong evidenceLondon London, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,424 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
19Indirect evidenceLondon, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,371 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“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: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceLeeds, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,351 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Mills & Reeve, our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieve more together.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
21Strong evidenceLeeds, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,246 contacts →

Strong evidence

“An unpredictable world calls for a progressive-thinking law firm that’s aligned to your ambitions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
22Strong evidenceBristol, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,211 contacts →

Strong evidence

“RPC is a law firm invested in you, your ambitions and your commercial success.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
23Strong evidenceHertford, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,149 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Taylor Rose is a top 60 independent law firm with 1,700 experts operating nationwide and is recommended by the Legal 500 UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
24Indirect evidenceLondon, United Kingdom1,001-5,0001,112 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“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: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026
25Strong evidenceNorwich, United Kingdom501-1,0001,059 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Aug 29, 2026

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Law firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Aug 29, 2026
52.4%Verified-email coverage
9.1%Mobile-number coverage
38.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
29.4%Largest-city concentration · London
Aug 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
2,076
11-50
1,870
51-200
706
201-500
130
501-1,000
47
1,001-5,000
41
5,001-10,000
2

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 law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search 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 Smart Search, 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 “law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names law firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among 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 its RevenueBase Smart Search 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, 101,813 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 August 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

How many law firms are listed based in the United Kingdom?

The directory includes 5,017 law firms based in the United Kingdom as of August 2026.

Where are most of the listed law firms located?

London is the single most-represented city among the law firms on the list.

How many contacts and email addresses are available for these law firms?

The list includes 194,283 professional contacts and 101,813 email addresses for the listed law firms.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.