Key facts and figures

We have offices in London, Brussels, Hong Kong and Beijing. We also have close working relationships with leading independent law firms in the world’s major financial centres - these are our "Best Friends".

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We employ over 1,160 people; almost 740 of them are lawyers.

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We have 127 partners - most of them joined as trainees and all worked as associates here before being elected to our partnership. We have the shortest partnership track of any major City firm.

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We have clients throughout the world. They range from governments to entrepreneurs, from funds to leading banks, from retailers to entertainment companies and from diversified industrial conglomerates to Premier League football clubs.

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You will find people from a diverse range of religious, racial and social backgrounds at Slaughter and May. Among our lawyers, 24 nationalities and 65 different universities are represented.

We have an extensive international practice providing a full range of legal services including 19 broad practice areas and 17 industry sectors.

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We are the leading law firm for the largest UK public companies and the leading M&A adviser for UK announced deals by value in 2009.

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We received the 'Law Firm of the Year' award in the 2009 LEGAL BUSINESS AWARDS

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We are ranked as the top law firm in London and the UK for M&A, Tax and EU/Competition law (CHAMBERS UK, 2010 and THE LEGAL 500, 2009).

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We are actively taking measures to reduce our carbon footprint and endeavour to use all of our resources efficiently and without unnecessary waste.

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Our firm was founded in 1889 by two young solicitors, William Capel Slaughter and William May.

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