Overall, MinterEllison claimed the top spot this year, followed by Herbert Smith Freehills, King & Wood Mallesons, Ashurst and Clayton Utz, who rounded out the top five.

Breaking down the results on a state-by-state basis, the research showed some of the firms noted above appeal more to lawyers depending on their location. Further, there are some firms outside the aforementioned getting a look-in in certain states. 

Below are the most attractive firms for each state.

NSW

MinterEllison

Victoria

King & Wood Mallesons

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South Australia

Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Queensland

HopgoodGanim Lawyers

Western Australia

MinterEllison and Herbert Smith Freehills (tied)

The results differ from last year’s whereby Herbert Smith Freehills took out the top spot in NSW and Victoria, and Allen & Overy and Clyde & Co took it out in Western Australia. Meanwhile, HopgoodGanim Lawyers retained its result from last year.

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Top 25 Attraction Firms ranking – methodology

The annual Lawyers Weekly Top 25 Attraction Firms ranking was based on the results from one question in the recent 2019 Momentum Intelligence Legal Firm of Choice Survey, which asked:

“Which firms would you most likely consider a move to if you ever decided to leave your current firm?”, with respondents able to select more than one firm.

This year’s survey was conducted between 3 June and 3 August 2019, recording the views of over 1,000 legal professionals across Australia.

About the Legal Firm of Choice

The Legal Firm of Choice is an annual report produced by market research firm Momentum Intelligence designed to reveal the attitudes, perceptions and priorities of legal professionals.

It is the resource for helping business leaders attract and retain Australia’s best legal talent by uncovering the key trends in the talent attraction market including the key drivers of satisfaction, retention and attrition.

These insights are delivered on an online interactive data platform that enables users to drill down across the complete five-year history of the survey that includes over two million data points revealing the sentiments of legal professionals over time.

The Legal Firm of Choice is available for purchase via the Momentum Intelligence website.

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