The 200 Largest Law Firms On Earth (2024)
There are many different and exciting ways to rank law firms. How prestigious are they? How much money are they making? How much do partners earn? How much are associates earning in cash compensation? How big are they?
Yes, size matters, and because the legal profession is obsessed with every single measurable and quantifiable factor law firms have to offer, there’s obviously a ranking for that.
So, which Biglaw firm is the biggest in the world?
Law.com International recently released the Global 200, a ranking of the world’s 200 largest law firms by total revenue. In a companion piece, Law.com unveiled a ranking of the Global 200 by head count covering the previous calendar year. If you’ve ever wondered about precise law firm headcounts, this is the ranking for you.
These are the 20 largest law firms on the planet, according to Law.com International:
- Yingke: 16,205 lawyers
- Jingsh Law Firm: 6,158 lawyers
- Dentons: 5,946 lawyers
- CMS (EEIG): 4,773 lawyers
- DeHeng Law Offices: 4,768 lawyers
- DLA Piper: 4,561 lawyers
- Baker McKenzie: 4,558 lawyers
- Grandall Law Firm: 4,552 lawyers
- W&H Law Firm: 4,382 lawyers
- Allbright: 4,166 lawyers
- Beijing DHH Law Firm: 3,807 lawyers
- Tahota Law Firm: 3,800 lawyers
- Clifford Chance: 3,760 lawyers
- Kirkland & Ellis: 3,514 lawyers
- Latham & Watkins: 3,450 lawyers
- Norton Rose Fulbright: 3,079 lawyers
- King & Wood Mallesons: 3,029 lawyers
- Allen & Overy: 2,868 lawyers
- Linklaters: 2,711 lawyers
- Zhong Lun W&D Law Firm: 2,669 lawyers
Click here to see the full list of the 200 largest law firms on Earth.
Congratulations to all of these firms for putting the “big” in Biglaw!
The 2024 Global 200 Ranked by Head Count [Law.com International]
Earlier: The Global 200: The Richest Law Firms In The World (2024)
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on X/Twitter and Threads or connect with her on LinkedIn.
