Firm name | PEP 2016 | Turnover 2016 |
Clifford Chance | £1.23m (+10%) | £1.39bn (+3%) |
Freshfields | £1.47m (+8%) | £1.32bn (+7%) |
Allen & Overy | £1.2m (+0%) | £1.31bn (+2.3%) |
Linklaters | £1.31bn (+3.4%) | |
CMS | £735.2m (+8.4%) | |
Pinsent Masons | £550,000 (+2.2%) | £382.3m (+5.5%) |
Dentons | £530,000 (+6%) | £165m (+7%) |
Stephenson Harwood | £774,000 (+1.5%) | £158m (+9%) |
Fieldfisher | £550,000 (+8.7%) | £121m (+7.5%) |
Profits climb at listed law firm as ‘war for talent’ subsides
Keystone Law ‘very gratified’ to see recruitment return to pre-pandemic levels.
Wage bill rise pares profits at Travers Smith
City firm’s trading surplus fell from £75m in 2022 to £65m as staff salaries surged.
Profits soar at Co-op Legal
Wills, estate planning and probate services business announces operating profits up 163% to £21m on revenue up 48% to £68m.
Interest buoys law firm profits as productivity dips again
Law Society’s annual financial benchmarking survey also reveals that firms are broadly optimistic about their 2024 trading prospects.
Burford hails 'record year' as income surges
CEO describes 2023 as ‘extraordinary’, after listed litigation funder reports a near-2,000% rise in net income.
Top-50 defendant firm prospering under private equity ownership
North-west firm Keoghs, part of the Davies insurance group, continues to grow income and profits.
Top earner paid £6.3m as soaring salaries hit profits at Fieldfisher
Over £13m has been paid to the European firm’s highest earner in the past two years.
Profits dip as staff costs soar at DLA Piper
Increasing number of UK LLP members share a marginally smaller pot at £680m firm.
Profits flat in ‘subdued’ PI market but firm stays upbeat
NAHL says transition to a dual law firm and claims manager is now complete.
Big firms under costs pressure as salaries rise faster than revenue
Gateley profits up - but firm ‘cautious’ in tough legal market
Knights heralds 29% profit growth
Macfarlanes’ highest earner paid £3.6m in ‘challenging’ year
University of Law reveals £400,000 loss
Law firm lender reports £84m annual loss
Law firm owner's shares in freefall after grim profit warning
Legal sector revenues still climbing, City reports - but growth rate halves
Profits nosedive and fee earner numbers slashed at BCLP
Credit hire boom powers firm’s 62% profit surge
Mishcon secures £75m credit line for ‘investment opportunities’
Losses grow at litigation funder despite higher revenue
Surge in corporate collapses aids litigation funder
Interest on client money perks up Mills & Reeve
Baker McKenzie reports flat revenue figures again
Express delivering: PI firm’s profits surge