Previous Take 5s

Legal lit

These five firms are all namesakes of 'dead white males' in the English literary canon:

CityLawFIVE

This stellar crowd of firms were at CityLawLIVE on 25 Feb, offering sound advice and insight into City law life to a group of eager students:

Piece of history

Delving back into the past, here are five firms that used to go by entirely different names before their respective mergers (new names in brackets):

Courtship

Here's our contribution to February's corporate extravaganza; five firms with names tenuously linked to Valentine's Day!

Three is a magic number

These five firms are all the better for the trio of letters at the front of their names:

Bite of the big apple

As a trainee, you could find yourself on secondment to New York at one of the following five firms:

West Cowntry

These five firms all have a base in Bristol and boast specialisms in agriculture:

Shard Times

What are we gherkin on about? These five firms all have offices near famous landmarks, that’s what!

Leveson luminaries

The following 5 chambers have featured in the Leveson inquiry, with their barristers representing key players:

Scrooge LLP

Deck the halls; here are 5 firms with vaguely Christmassy names. See if you can guess what we’re driving at:

Irish eyes

What’s the craic? Here are five law firms with a network office in Dublin:

Super-duper

These 5 chambers have ‘superset’ status, meaning they have over 100 barristers, with the largest over 250:

Aussie rules

The Australian legal market is booming and these City firms have gone to a land down under:

Neigh-sayers

These five firms race ahead in the field of equine and horse racing law:

Charideee begins at home

Most firms do some pro bono these days, but here are 5 that are actively involved with Pro Bono Week 2011:

Five-a-side

Here are five firms that represent some of the biggest names in the beautiful game:

Frightening firms

Boo! Some are a tad tenuous (eg, Dewey's offices were Cruella De Vil's lair in 101 Dalmatians), but here are five Halloween-themed firms:

Sea views

The call of gulls, fish suppers and rock (the sugary kind); these five firms are connected by - you guessed it - seaside locations!

Game on

Five firms, five rings – the Olympics is a source of work for a multitude of firms. Here are just five:

Social skills

These five firms work for housing association clients on large projects and developments in the Northeast and Yorkshire:

Birds & beasts

Hear them roar! These furry/scaly/feathered firms have members of the animal kingdom as part of their name:

Ship ahoy!

Set sail with these five firms, renowned for their expertise on the high seas, whether that’s to do with shipbuilding contracts or piracy litigation:

A chair in China?

These five firms have recently hosted UK trainees in their Beijing offices for six months: