THE INSIDER 250 (UK + Ireland) as @ 29.02.2008                          
                               
RANK FIRM TOTAL UK FEE EARNERS UK PARTNERS TOTAL STAFF UK TURNOVER £M   ACCOUNTS & PMS DMS CASE-WORKFLOW-BPM DIGITAL DICTATION CRM & MARKETING COST RECOVERY DOCUMENT ASSEMBLY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
                               
1 Eversheds LLP 1786 310 3874 320.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink LexisNexis Visualfiles + Metastorm + Linetime Debtime SQL BigHand 3 InterAction Equitrac DealBuilder Hummingbird  
2 DLA Piper UK LLP 1427 345 3741 366.0   Thomson Elite Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Linetime BigHand 3 InterAction Copitrak/Equitrac HotDocs Recommind MindServer + Interwoven Uni Search  
3 Clifford Chance LLP 1205 226 6933 1030.0   Aderant Expert (Keystone) + Oracle Open Text Livelink     InterAction Copitrak SoftWise Innova + Microsystems D3 Solcara  
4 Irwin Mitchell 1200 97 2300 127.0   Thomson Elite 3E Interwoven LexisNexis Axxia + Legis + Isokon Probate SRC WinScribe e1 Metis   HotDocs + DPL Chamleon Tikit + Solcara  
5 Allen & Overy LLP 1112 210 4719 736.0   Thomson Elite 3E Open Text Livelink Caseroom/Ringtail + Metastorm + I-many   Elite Apex Billback DealBuilder + HotDocs Omnia bespoke + Tikit + Autonomy  
6 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 1101 181 5240 882.0   Tikit Firmware Interwoven Metastorm BPM     Copitrak/Equitrac DealBuilder Athena - bespoke  
7 Linklaters 1000 212 4850 935.0   SAP Documentum Metastorm BPM BigHand 3 mySAP CRM Billback DealBuilder Verity K2  
8 Pinsent Masons 917 250 1547 172.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech e1 Metis Copitrak     Bailey Solutions Knowall
9 Addleshaw Goddard LLP 884 174 1173 161.2   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Bespoke + Isokon Probate + Metastorm BPM   Elite Apex Equitrac      
10 Shoosmiths 834 90 1161 74.7   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Metastorm + DPS + Legis + Visualfiles BigHand 3 InterAction Billback      
11 Herbert Smith LLP 824 168 1855 320.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven Metastorm BPM   InterAction Copitrak   Hummingbird + MS SharePoint Unicorn
12 Beachcroft LLP 803 139 1400 98.7   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles M2 + Introspect SRC WinScribe Elite Apex Equitrac       
13 Lovells 800 272 2779 396.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink FTI Ringtail CaseBook BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Billback Systems DealBuilder + HotDocs    
14 CMS Cameron McKenna LLP 728 117 1533 181.3   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Metastorm BPM + IRIS Group SRC WinScribe Pivotal Billback HotDocs    
15 Slaughter & May 670 118 1356 321.0   Bespoke + Tikit Firmware Interwoven       Copitrak     Bailey Solutions Knowall
16 Wragge & Co LLP 583 109 1021 101.3   Aderant Expert Interwoven CaseFlex + Acculaw + Metastorm BigHand TotalSpeech  InterAction Equitrac HotDocs   Softlink Liberty 3 LMS
17 Norton Rose LLP 563 126 1850 210.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven FTI Ringtail CaseBook   InterAction Billback HotDocs    
18 Hammonds 541 148 1373 132.6   Thomson Elite Documentum LexisNexis Visualfiles + Bespoke + Linetime     Equitrac      
19 Halliwells LLP 541 156 806 62.7   LexisNexis Axxia Under review LexisNexis Axxia + Bware Legal (debt) SRC WinScribe InterAction Equitrac   Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Knowall
20 Clyde & Co 534 139 908 125.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven   BigHand 3 InterAction Copitrak/Equitrac   Solcara SolSearch  
21 Ashurst 531 108 1426 214.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven   BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Billback Systems DealBuilder Solcara  
22 Denton Wilde Sapte LLP 518 120 1414 147.5   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Billback HotDocs Hummingbird  
23 Nabarro LLP 483 114 861 107.3   Thomson Elite 3E Interwoven IRIS Group BigHand TotalSpeech Elite Apex Equitrac DealBuilder    
24 Cobbetts LLP 470 116 721 53.7   Norwel Interwoven Norwel + Linetime + Visualfiles + Metastorm SRC WinScribe CDC Software Pivotal Equitrac HotDocs Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Knowall
25 Thompsons 459 54   43.0   Aderant Expert (+ Axxia) LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia + Bespoke            
26 SJ Berwin LLP 447 106 870 150.7   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Metastorm BPM BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Billback + Research Monitor Ghostfill   Bailey Solutions Knowall
27 Simmons & Simmons 435 100 1907 227.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Metastorm e-Work BigHand 3 InterAction Copitrak DealBuilder Recommind MindServer  
28 Berrymans Lace Mawer 427 103 810 40.2   LexisNexis Axxia Bespoke London Bridge Vectus + Bespoke SRC WinScribe   Equitrac     Soutron Genie LMS
29 Berwin Leighton Paisner 403 167 1058 145.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven FTI Ringtail CaseBook + FloSuite Nflow DDS InterAction Billback HotDocs + Microsystems D3 Tikit Know-How System EOS Library Management
30 Dickinson Dees 402 64 900 43.8   Pilgrim LawSoft Interwoven London Bridge Vectus + Pilgrim + Isokon SRC WinScribe   Billback + GlobalExpense   Recommind  
31 Walker Morris 400 44 740 45.3   Miles 33   London Bridge Vectus + Bespoke SRC WinScribe InterAction Equitrac   Perceptive Mentor  
32 Baker & McKenzie LLP 391 85 687 92.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Metastorm BPM SRC WinScribe InterAction Equitrac DealBuilder Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Konduct
33 Richards Butler LLP 391 96 730 90.0   Aderant Expert Open Text Livelink   BigHand TotalSpeech   Equitrac   Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Knowall
34 Lyons Davidson 390 32       LexisNexis Axxia   LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand 3          
35 Bond Pearce LLP 377 68 724 40.1   Aderant Expert Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + FloSuite BPM Nflow DDS InterAction Copitrak     Bailey Solutions Knowall
36 Bevan Brittan LLP 377 66 535 37.3   LexsNexis Axxia DNA Interwoven LexisNexis Axxia Nflow DDS e1 Metis Equitrac      
37 Clarke Willmott 375 66 590 33.4   Thomson Elite Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Linetime Debtime BigHand 3 InterAction Equitrac   Microsoft SharePoint Bailey Solutions Knowall
38 Osborne Clarke 373 100 724 74.1   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Isokon + Metastorm BPM BigHand TotalSpeech  InterAction Equitrac HotDocs + Ghostfill    
39 Hill Dickinson LLP 370 121 800 52.5   LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia SRC WinScribe InterAction Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Knowall
40 Mills & Reeve 359 80 670 47.9   Tikit Firmware Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles Nflow DDS InterAction        
41 Lawrence Graham LLP 350 85 500 66.0   Tikit Firmware Interwoven   BigHand 3 InterAction Billback HotDocs Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Konduct
42 DWF 342 100 800 51.0   Thomson Elite 3E LexisNexis Visualfiles LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech Elite EBD       Bailey Solutions Knowall
43 Maclay Murray & Spens LLP 341 73 578 43.0   Pilgrim LawSoft Interwoven Pilgrim + FloSuite BPM BigHand 3         Bailey Solutions Knowall
44 Charles Russell LLP 331 94 583 58.2   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Isokon Probate BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Equitrac      
45 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert 327 84 703 79.4   Miles 33 Thomson ProLaw Thomson ProLaw SRC WinScribe   Copitrak     Softlink Liberty 3 LMS
46 Taylor Wessing LLP (UK) 327 104 628 142.5   Aderant Expert Interwoven   SRC WinScribe InterAction Billback   Perceptive Mentor Bailey Solutions Konduct
47 Dundas & Wilson CS LLP 323 73 535 53.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink FloSuite   Microsoft Dynamics CRM Equitrac HotDocs Open Text + Solcara  
48 Olswang 323 77 469 77.7   LexisNexis Axxia DNA Open Text Livelink LexisNexis Axxia DNA BigHand 3 InterAction Equitrac   Solcara SolSearch Bailey Solutions Knowall
49 McGrigors LLP 319 78 604 51.5   Thomson Elite  Interwoven FloSuite + TFB + Pilgrim Debt Recovery   Elite Apex GlobalExpense HotDocs   Bailey Solutions Penlib
50 Mayer Brown LLP 308 96 604 83.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven   BigHand TotalSpeech  InterAction Copitrak/Equitrac   Hummingbird SydneyPlus
51 Pannone LLP 301 83 700 33.5   LexisNexis Axxia DNA LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia + Metastorm BPM SRC WinScribe InterAction Billback      
52 Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons 300 105 711 40.0   IRIS Group Worldox IRIS Group + LexisNexis Visualfiles + Bware Legal (debt) BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction       Bailey Solutions Knowall
53 Burges Salmon LLP 350 67 500 54.2   Thomson Elite 3E Interwoven   Nflow DDS   Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Penlib
54 A & L Goodbody (IRL) 289 65 550     Aderant Expert (Keystone) Interwoven   BigHand 3   Copitrak   Solcara SolSearch Bailey Solutions Knowall
55 DMH Stallard 289 47 367 21.2   Lexis Nexis Axxia   LexisNexis Axxia + Isokon Probate BigHand TotalSpeech   Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Penlib
56 Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP 288 93 535 60.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles SRC Winscribe Phoenix Pivotal Equitrac Microsystems D3 Bailey Knowall + Recommind MindServer Legal Bailey Solutions Knowall
57 Shepherd + Wedderburn LLP 279 59 495 34.6   Aderant Expert Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + M2 Voice Technologies WinScribe   Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Penlib
58 Weightmans 277 77 750 31.7   LexisNexis Axxia DNA LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Visualfiles + Metastorm BPM BigHand TotalSpeech   Equitrac      
59 Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP 272 62 500 52.8   Aderant Expert Open Text Livelink   Nflow DDS InterAction Copitrak     OLIB
60 Kennedys 271 89 474 42.9   Tikit Firmware Bespoke/Open Text ClaimBase + Metastorm BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction     Tikit Know-How System  
61 Keoghs 270 28 406 17.5   Thomson Elite    LexisNexis Visualfiles England Crowhurst WinScribe          
62 Macfarlanes 265 56 482 90.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Isokon Probate SRC Winscribe InterAction     Solcara  
63 Browne Jacobson LLP 260 60 514 30.2   Tikit Firmware Interwoven FWBS Matter Centre SRC Winscribe InterAction       Bailey Solutions Penlib
64 White & Case LLC 253 46 419 75.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Litigators Notebook Philips (in US) Elite Apex Billback      
65 TLT LLP 250 75 690 28.8   SOS Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Intelliworks Nflow DDS InterAction Equitrac     Soutron DB Textworks 20/20
66 Trowers & Hamlins 243 76 500 56.4   Norwel Interwoven Norwel Nflow + Voicepath Norwel Equitrac + GlobalExpense   Tikit Intrafind DS CALM 2000
67 Matheson Ormsby Prentice (IRL) 237 53 400     LexisNexis Axxia Interwoven   BigHand 3 InterAction     Solcara SolSearch  
68 Morgan Cole 235 50 440 29.3   Miles 33 Perceptive Mentor IRIS Group + FloSuite SRC WinScribe InterAction Copitrak HotDocs Tikit Know-How System OLIB
69 Travers Smith 234 58 350 68.1   Timeslice Open Text Livelink Cognito Custodiens BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Copitrak   Hummingbird Bailey Solutions Penlib
70 Ashfords 230 49 425 19.5   SOS   LexisNexs Visualfiles Nflow DDS         Inmagic CS Textworks
71 HBJ Gateley Wareing LLP 230 58 390 31.0   Thomson Elite + Pilgrim Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand 3   Copitrak      
72 Stephensons 221 22       Norwel   Norwel            
73 Arthur Cox (IRL) 220 71 450     Bespoke   AlphaLaw Vantage & Claim-IT BigHand 3     HotDocs Solcara SolSearch  
74 Penningtons LLP 214 71 376 28.5   Thomson Elite  Interwoven IRIS Group + Isokon Probate BigHand 3 Elite Apex       Bailey Solutions Penlib
75 Brodies LLP 211 52 250 18.3   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles Welgo WinScribe Elite Apex Equitrac      
76 Freeth Cartwright LLP 210 59 454 25.2   LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia/Visualfiles SRC Philips   Equitrac      
77 Stephenson Harwood 210 60 484 61.1   Thomson Elite Open Text Livelink   Crescendo DigiScribe InterAction Copitrak HotDocs Hummingbird  
78 Thomas Eggar 202 56 425 32.6   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Eclipse PI   Elite Apex       Bailey Solutions Knowall
79 Watson Farley & Williams 201 59 306 53.5   Aderant Expert Lotus Domino Lotus Notes   Bespoke Billback   Recommind MindServer  
80 McCann Fitzgerald (IRL) 200 69 450     Aderant Expert Open Text Livelink FloSuite Abacus WinScribe   Billback      
81 Geldards LLP 197 54 450 22.4   Thomson Elite  Interwoven London Bridge Vectus            
82 Withers LLP 196 57 484 66.3   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Norwel BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Equitrac HotDocs   Bailey Solutions Penlib
83 Ogier 193 24 500     Thomson Elite Interwoven IRIS Group + Metastorm BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Copitrak   Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Konduct
84 CS2 Lawyers 192 2       Solace Millennium   Legis SQL            
85 Hugh James 188 49 600 29.2   SOS LexisNexis Visualfiles LexisNexis Visualfiles + DPS SRC WinScribe       Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Konduct
86 Nelsons 183 42 354     Miles 33 Open Text Livelink IRIS Group + Linetime + Eclipse Nflow DDS + Voicepath   Equitrac      
87 Ward Hadaway 181 58 320 21.6   Aderant Back Office Interwoven RealLegal Practice Manager SRC WinScribe e1 Metis Equitrac HotDocs Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Knowall
88 Jones Day 180 40 313 47.3   Thomson Elite  Interwoven     InterAction Copitrak HotDocs    
89 Battens 180 25       Microsoft Dynamics/Intervolve Exemplar   LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand 3     HotDocs    
90 Bircham Dyson Bell 179 43 285 30.1   Miles 33 Interwoven Pilgrim + Metastorm BPM Nflow DDS         Autolib
91 Brabners Chaffe Street 176 58 262 17.2   IRIS Group   Eclipse ProClaim BigHand TotalSpeech          
92 Colemans - CTTS 169 12 208     FWBS Paragon   Eclipse ProClaim            
93 Foot Anstey 166 33 309 14.1   LexisNexis Axxia   Axxia + Cognito Custodiens + EasyConvey + Linetime Debtime SRC WinScribe   Equitrac HotDocs    
94 Bird & Bird 165 52 709 96.7   Aderant Expert Interwoven     Bespoke Equitrac HotDocs Bespoke Solutions Lab + ConceptSearching Bailey Solutions Penlib
95 Lester Aldridge 163 39 370     Pilgrim LawSoft   LexisNexis Visualfiles + Isokon E-Dict WinScribe          
96 William Fry (IRL) 161 51 300     Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Solcara     Billback   Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Konduct
97 Flint Bishop & Barnett 161 18 276     Thomson Elite    Linetime Debtime SQL BigHand 3 Elite Apex        
98 Russell Jones & Walker 160 46 358 37.0   Thomson Elite    LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech Onyx   DPL Chamleon   Bailey Solutions Penlib
99 Manches LLP 159 60 277 23.5   Aderant Expert (Keystone) Interwoven       Copitrak      
100 MacRoberts 157 31 261     Pilgrim LawSoft Interwoven Pilgrim Voice Technologies WinScribe     HotDocs    
101 Forbes 157 24 352     TFB TFB TFB + Linetime Debtime BigHand 3          
102 Anderson Strathern 156 39 250     Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles Voice Technologies WinScribe Elite Apex        
103 Holman Fenwick & Willan 155 64 442 61.6   Intalec for Legal SAP All-in-One Interwoven LexisNexis Axxia BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Equitrac      
104 Watson Burton LLP 155 39 268 22.9   Pilgrim LawSoft     SRC WinScribe   Billback     Bailey Solutions Knowall
105 Silverbeck Rymer 154 6       TFB TFB TFB G2 LegalSpeech Bespoke        
106 Ince & Co 153 48 396 50.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Bespoke BigHand TotalSpeech Elite Apex Copitrak      
107 Russell-Cooke 150 42 268     LexisNexis Axxia       e1 Metis        
108 ASB Law 149 40 300 18.3   LexisNexis Axxia + Eclipse LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia + Eclipse BigHand TotalSpeech   Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Penlib
109 Farrer & Co 145 62 280 28.0   LexisNexis Axxia Open Text Livelink   E-Dict WinScribe InterAction     Hummingbird  
110 Martineau Johnson 143 42 249 19.2   Norwel Interwoven Metastorm + Norwel + Custodiens + Linetime Nflow DDS e1 Metis Copitrak HotDocs    
111 Mishcon de Reya 142 44 244 29.1   Aderant Expert Interwoven FloSuite + CS Group Laserform   InterAction Copitrak   Solcara SolSearch + KnowHow Bailey Solutions Knowall
112 Sidley Austin LLP 142 35 232 49.4   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Litigators Notebook   InterAction Copitrak HotDocs Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Penlib
113 Cripps Harries Hall LLP 141 39 250 16.4   Thomson Elite Open Text Livelink Elite WorkFlow + Lawbase Probate BigHand 3 InterAction     Hummingbird Bailey Solutions Penlib
114 Davies Arnold Cooper 140 54 305 31.5   LexisNexis Axxia Interwoven LexisNexis Axxia Philips/Bespoke InterAction Equitrac   Recommind MindServer  
115 Browell Smith & Co 140 6 302     IRIS Group   IRIS Group            
116 Withy King 140 33 190     Thomson Elite  Worldox LexisNexis Visualfiles   Elite Apex        
117 K & L Gates 139 53 250 29.8   Thomson Elite Open Text Livelink Timeslice BigHand 3 InterAction Copitrak/Equitrac HotDocs    
118 Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP 138 24 245 54.0   Aderant Expert Open Text Livelink Litigators Notebook   InterAction Equitrac      
119 Hewitsons 134 52 285 16.8   IRIS Group IRIS Group IRIS Group + Isokon Crescendo DigiScribe          
120 Howes Percival 134 32 300 18.8   IRIS Group   IRIS Group BigHand TotalSpeech          
121 Blakemores 134 14 240     MSS   Eclipse ProClaim            
122 Shearman & Sterling LLP 133 26 264 64.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink     InterAction Equitrac DealBuilder Recommind MindServer  
123 Tods Murray LLP 131 45 248 21.1   Aderant Expert Open Text Livelink FloSuite + IRIS Group Nflow DDS InterAction        
124 Pitmans 131 26 204     IRIS Group   LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech          
125 McClure Naismith 129 31 204     Thomson Elite    LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand 3 Elite Apex       Bailey Solutions Peniib
126 Biggart Baillie 128 41       Miles 33   IRIS Group Welgo Olympus          
127 Dechert LLP 127 41 276 41.9   Thomson Elite  Interwoven     InterAction Copitrak HotDocs    
128 Howard Kennedy 127 65 279 29.0   Thomson Elite  Worldox LexisNexis Visualfiles Voicepath ASP Elite Apex Copitrak     Bailey Solutions Konduct
129 Lewis Silkin LLP 127 42 240 23.1   Thomson Elite 3E Microsoft SharePoint Skywire BPI for Legal BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Equitrac Perfectus Solutions Recommind MindServer Bailey Solutions Knowall
130 Speechly Bircham 126 53 235 34.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven   Nflow DDS InterAction Billback     Bailey Solutions Penlib
131 Donns Solicitors 126 10       LexisNexis Axxia LexsNexis Axxia