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UK Firm of the Year 2012 Results

FirmPayDevelopmentWork/lifeOpennessBiscuitsToiletsSocial lifeScore*
Ince & Co 92% 90% 82% 83% 82% 80% 96% 87.0%
Shearman & Sterling 93% 87% 66% 73% 88% 87% 88% 82.0%
Bird & Bird 69% 88% 79% 78% 86% 77% 94% 81.0%
Latham & Watkins 97% 90% 59% 80% 77% 71% 85% 81.0%
Reynolds Porter Chamberlain 76% 85% 71% 84% 87% 74% 87% 80.0%
Holman Fenwick & Willan 77% 82% 72% 73% 70% 87% 93% 79.0%
Norton Rose 75% 82% 70% 78% 88% 86% 81% 78.0%
Mayer Brown 84% 80% 63% 66% 76% 85% 79% 75.0%
Jones Day 90% 85% 59% 53% 74% 65% 84% 74.0%
Burges Salmon 74% 74% 68% 70% 73% 89% 79% 74.0%
Wragge & Co 61% 79% 71% 68% 98% 69% 85% 73.0%
Squire Sanders Hammonds 61% 81% 67% 68% 86% 68% 90% 73.0%
Blake Lapthorn 50% 80% 78% 78% 68% 58% 83% 71.0%
Baker & McKenzie 70% 80% 61% 73% 58% 64% 81% 71.0%
Bingham McCutchen 100% 79% 52% 56% 75% 73% 56% 71.0%
Bond Pearce 57% 77% 77% 70% 70% 70% 73% 71.0%
Osborne Carke 70% 70% 68% 72% 87% 60% 70% 70.0%
Taylor Wessing 61% 72% 64% 78% 81% 81% 69% 70.0%
Watson, Farley & Williams 83% 80% 63% 55% 63% 70% 63% 70.0%
White & Case 83% 71% 51% 58% 82% 77% 73% 69.0%
Travers Smith 75% 78% 54% 54% 82% 45% 82% 68.0%
Allen & Overy 73% 72% 49% 63% 78% 84% 75% 68.0%
Slaugher and May 75% 74% 61% 46% 77% 82% 62% 67.0%
Reed Smith 55% 68% 60% 60% 75% 88% 80% 66.0%
Hogan Lovells 63% 69% 58% 56% 90% 75% 72% 66.0%
Clifford Chance 72% 70% 46% 60% 87% 86% 68% 66.0%
Charles Russell 59% 68% 68% 58% 64% 75% 69% 65.0%
DLA Piper 62% 66% 61% 65% 69% 70% 71% 65.0%
Freshfields 77% 69% 47% 60% 61% 65% 75% 65.0%
Berwin Leighton Paisner 68% 72% 58% 62% 58% 53% 76% 65.0%
SJ Berwin 64% 69% 55% 60% 82% 75% 65% 65.0%
Ashurst 66% 64% 52% 57% 80% 61% 77% 64.0%
Shoosmiths 48% 62% 79% 63% 58% 70% 63% 63.0%
McGrigors 59% 71% 57% 63% 66% 53% 72% 63.0%
Clyde & Co 63% 58% 67% 53% 74% 69% 65% 63.0%
Linklaters 70% 70% 45% 46% 75% 69% 72% 62.0%
Stephenson Harwood 61% 67% 69% 51% 53% 78% 56% 62.0%
SNR Denton 60% 62% 65% 52% 56% 68% 63% 61.0%
Herbert Smith 72% 64% 51% 44% 70% 62% 65% 61.0%
CMS Cameron McKenna 66% 63% 58% 49% 64% 60% 69% 61.0%
Addleshaw Goddard 59% 61% 64% 58% 60% 62% 62% 61.0%
Simmons & Simmons 64% 66% 49% 53% 70% 66% 62% 60.0%
Olswang 51% 59% 55% 56% 91% 66% 65% 60.0%
Hill Dickinson 60% 65% 58% 52% 65% 42% 69% 60.0%
Pinsent Masons 63% 62% 57% 47% 57% 71% 62% 59.0%
Mishcon de Reya 43% 70% 58% 78% 68% 35% 58% 59.0%
DWF 54% 55% 68% 45% 70% 70% 60% 59.0%
DAC Beachcroft 43% 57% 63% 54% 62% 61% 55% 56.0%
Eversheds 52% 58% 53% 58% 63% 63% 55% 56.0%
Nabarro 49% 64% 50% 49% 58% 40% 63% 54.0%
Trowers & Hamlins 50% 56% 67% 56% 44% 31% 42% 53.0%
Field Fisher Waterhouse 46% 56% 61% 48% 53% 49% 58% 53.0%
Dundas & Wilson 40% 57% 59% 32% 67% 70% 60% 53.0%
Irwin Mitchell 34% 47% 67% 48% 55% 55% 66% 52.0%
Macfarlanes 59% 52% 44% 39% 57% 55% 61% 52.0%
Dickinson Dees 41% 46% 63% 39% 77% 61% 38% 49.0%
         
*Explanation: Percentage results in each category represent the arithmetical mean "satisfaction" scores submitted by users (where "excellent" responses are scored as 100% and "very bad" responses are scored as 0%). Qualification: minimum of 10 responses. Overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores using a formula developed by RollOnFriday scientists (extra weighting applied to pay, openness, work-life balance and development). Total of 2,824 submissions included in results.