100 Largest Law Firms in the World By Business and Company Info  [81 more lists]

The biggest law firms in the world, based on yearly revenue for 2010. The majority of these firms consist of 1,000 or more individual lawyers. The United States and the United Kingdom are home to the most large law firms, however other nations - including Australia, France, the Netherlands and Spain - also have legal firms on the list. The list was originally compiled by The American Lawyer.

To be considered a law firm, a company only needs to have 2 or more lawyers on staff. These larger firms have considerably more, and advise clients in all manners of civil and criminal law.

Major law firms in the US pay $160,000 to lawyers in their first year. Salaries tend to go up to $300,000 by the seventh or eighth year at a firm. (Successful lawyers may also expect bonuses from time to time.)

This list compiles the largest-scale law firms around the globe. Ranker also has available a larger more extensive list of the world's top law firms.