Key facts and figures
You will find people from a diverse range of religious, racial and social backgrounds at Slaughter and May. Among our lawyers, 24 nationalities and 61 different universities are represented.
We have 115 partners and over 1,176 employees worldwide. Many of our people have spent their entire careers with us; most of our partners joined as trainees.
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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.
We have an extensive international practice providing a full range of legal services including 24 broad practice areas and 18 industry sectors.
We received the 'M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia' at The American Lawyer's Asia Legal Awards 2015.
According to Legal Week (November 2012), we "lead the City pack on client satisfaction".
We are committed to acting responsibly and work hard to make a positive impact on the world around us. We provide long-term strategic support to a number of charities and local schools and are committed to reducing our carbon emissions.
Our firm was founded in 1889 by two young solicitors, William Capel Slaughter and William May.
