THE INSIDER UK 250 as @ 01.05.2008 - latest data suggests law firm annual IT spend = 4.5% of turnover                      
                                 
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 SDLT & ELECTRONIC FORMS
                                 
1 Eversheds LLP 1683 320 3718 356.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink LexisNexis Visualfiles + Metastorm + Linetime Debtime SQL BigHand 3 InterAction Equitrac DealBuilder Recommind MindServer   Landscape
2 DLA Piper UK LLP 1421 335 4552 446.0   Thomson Elite Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Linetime BigHand 3 InterAction Copitrak/Equitrac HotDocs Recommind MindServer + Interwoven Uni Search    
3 Clifford Chance LLP 1358 236 7481 1194.0   Aderant Expert (Keystone) + Oracle Open Text Livelink     InterAction Copitrak SoftWise Innova + Microsystems D3 Solcara + OpenText LiveLink   SDLT.co.uk
4 Irwin Mitchell 1159 97 2085 127.0   Thomson Elite 3E Interwoven Legis + Isokon Probate SRC WinScribe Hubbard One Contact Managmt   HotDocs + DPL Chamleon Tikit + Solcara    
5 Allen & Overy LLP 1136 204 4694 887.0   Thomson Elite 3E Open Text Livelink Caseroom/Ringtail + Metastorm + I-many   Elite Apex Billback DealBuilder + HotDocs Omnia bespoke + Tikit + Autonomy   Landscape
6 Linklaters 1086 210 5275 1121.0   SAP Documentum Metastorm BPM BigHand 3 mySAP CRM Billback DealBuilder Verity K2   Landscape
7 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 1035 171 4675 986.0   Tikit Firmware Interwoven Metastorm BPM     Copitrak/Equitrac DealBuilder Athena - bespoke    
8 Pinsent Masons 950 261 1581 192.4   Aderant Expert Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech e1 Metis Copitrak     Bailey Solutions Knowall  
9 Herbert Smith LLP 924 177 2012 334.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven Metastorm BPM   InterAction Copitrak   Hummingbird + MS SharePoint Unicorn  
10 Shoosmiths 888 105 1358 95.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Metastorm + DPS + Legis + Visualfiles BigHand 3 InterAction Billback        
11 Beachcroft LLP 821 140 1250 112.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles M2 + Introspect SRC WinScribe Elite Apex Equitrac         
12 Addleshaw Goddard LLP 812 184 1352 176.7   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Bespoke + Isokon Probate + Metastorm BPM BigHand 3 Elite Apex Equitrac Exari Recommind MindServer Unicorn  
13 Lovells LLP 747 150 3246 425.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink FTI Ringtail CaseBook BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Billback Systems DealBuilder + HotDocs     Landscape
14 Slaughter & May 687 121 1301 417.0   Bespoke + Tikit Firmware Interwoven       Copitrak     Bailey Solutions Knowall Landscape
15 CMS Cameron McKenna LLP 647 113 1560 197.4   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Metastorm BPM + IRIS Group SRC WinScribe Pivotal Billback HotDocs      
16 Norton Rose LLP 630 125 2052 233.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven FTI Ringtail CaseBook   InterAction Billback HotDocs     Landscape
17 Berwin Leighton Paisner 622 176 1111 169.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven FTI Ringtail CaseBook + FloSuite Nflow DDS InterAction Billback HotDocs + Microsystems D3 Tikit Know-How System EOS Library Management Landscape
18 Wragge & Co LLP 596 111 1132 112.6   Aderant Expert Interwoven CaseFlex + Acculaw + Metastorm BigHand TotalSpeech  InterAction Equitrac HotDocs   Softlink Liberty 3 LMS  
19 Ashurst 560 130 1664 275.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven   BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Billback Systems DealBuilder Solcara    
20 Halliwells LLP 541 156 1186 86.2   LexisNexis Axxia Under review LexisNexis Axxia + Bware Legal (debt) SRC WinScribe InterAction Equitrac   Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Knowall  
21 Thompsons 537 61       Aderant Expert (+ Axxia) LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia + Bespoke              
22 Denton Wilde Sapte LLP 529 138 1330 155.7   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Billback HotDocs Hummingbird   Landscape
23 Hammonds 526 140 1253 127.6   Thomson Elite Documentum LexisNexis Visualfiles + Bespoke + Linetime Bighand 3   Equitrac       Landscape
24 Hill Dickinson LLP 522 148 980 68.5   LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia SRC WinScribe InterAction Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Knowall  
25 DWF 503 124 802 50.0   Thomson Elite 3E LexisNexis Visualfiles LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech Elite EBD       Bailey Solutions Knowall Landscape
26 Nabarro LLP 502 124 842 123.0   Thomson Elite 3E Interwoven IRIS Group BigHand TotalSpeech Hubbard One Contact Managmt Equitrac DealBuilder     Landscape
27 Dickinson Dees LLP 481 73 837 56.0   Pilgrim LawSoft Interwoven London Bridge Vectus + Pilgrim + Isokon SRC WinScribe   Billback + GlobalExpense       In house developed
28 Simmons & Simmons 465 110 1998 250.4   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Metastorm e-Work BigHand 3 InterAction Copitrak DealBuilder Recommind MindServer    
29 Baker & McKenzie LLP 452 84 687     Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Metastorm BPM SRC WinScribe InterAction Equitrac DealBuilder Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Konduct  
30 Weightmans LLP 451 87 770 44.0   LexisNexis Axxia DNA LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Visualfiles + Metastorm BPM BigHand TotalSpeech   Equitrac        
31 SJ Berwin LLP 447 106 1126 189.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Metastorm BPM BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Billback + Research Monitor Ghostfill   Bailey Solutions Knowall Landscape
32 Cobbetts LLP 444 113 697 58.6   Norwel Interwoven Norwel + Linetime + Visualfiles + Metastorm SRC WinScribe CDC Software Pivotal Equitrac HotDocs Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Knowall  
33 Berrymans Lace Mawer 441 114 866 44.4   LexisNexis Axxia Bespoke London Bridge Vectus + Bespoke SRC WinScribe   Equitrac     Soutron Genie LMS Landscape
34 Lyons Davidson 424 32 750     LexisNexis Axxia   LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand 3            
35 Mills & Reeve LLP 419 78 695 56.4   Tikit Firmware Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles Nflow DDS InterAction          
36 Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons 398 105 662 44.6   IRIS Group Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Bware Legal + Legis BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction       Bailey Solutions Knowall  
37 Clyde & Co 382 104 1096 135.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven   BigHand 3 InterAction Copitrak/Equitrac   Solcara SolSearch   Landscape
38 White & Case LLP 368 68 419     Thomson Elite  Interwoven Litigators Notebook Philips (pilot in US) Elite Apex Billback        
39 Bond Pearce LLP 364 69 701 43.5   Aderant Expert Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + FloSuite BPM Nflow DDS InterAction Copitrak   Interwoven Uni Search Bailey Solutions Knowall  
40 Taylor Wessing LLP (UK) 362 103   161.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven   SRC WinScribe InterAction Billback   Perceptive Mentor Bailey Solutions Konduct  
41 Pannone LLP 361 94 710 44.5   LexisNexis Axxia DNA LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia + Metastorm BPM SRC WinScribe InterAction Billback        
42 Reed Smith LLP 360 112 730     Aderant Expert Interwoven   BigHand TotalSpeech Microsoft Dynamics CRM Equitrac   Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Knowall  
43 Dundas & Wilson CS LLP 360 83 570 60.5   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink FloSuite     Equitrac HotDocs Open Text + Solcara    
44 McGrigors LLP 360 75 630 60.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven FloSuite + TFB + Pilgrim Debt Recovery   Elite Apex GlobalExpense HotDocs   Bailey Solutions Penlib Landscape
45 Charles Russell LLP 358 95 548 63.5   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Isokon Probate BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Equitrac        
46 Osborne Clarke 354 91 682 82.8   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Isokon + Metastorm BPM BigHand TotalSpeech  InterAction Equitrac HotDocs + Ghostfill Interwoven Uni Search    
47 Stephensons 353 28       Norwel   Norwel              
48 Maclay Murray & Spens LLP 346 75 569 54.3   Pilgrim LawSoft Interwoven Pilgrim + FloSuite BPM BigHand 3 Pilgrim       Bailey Solutions Knowall SDLT.co.uk
49 Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP 343 102 604     Aderant Expert Interwoven   BigHand TotalSpeech  InterAction Copitrak/Equitrac   Hummingbird SydneyPlus  
50 TLT LLP 341 72 700 38.0   SOS Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Intelliworks Nflow DDS InterAction Equitrac     Soutron DB Textworks 20/20  
51 Olswang 337 79 539 83.1   LexisNexis Axxia DNA Open Text Livelink LexisNexis Axxia DNA BigHand 3 InterAction Equitrac   Solcara SolSearch Bailey Solutions Knowall Landscape
52 Walker Morris 330 52 580 47.7   Miles 33   London Bridge Vectus + Bespoke SRC WinScribe InterAction Equitrac   Perceptive Mentor    
53 Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP 327 95 582 67.7   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles SRC Winscribe Phoenix Pivotal Equitrac Microsystems D3 Recommind MindServer Legal Bailey Solutions Knowall  
54 Burges Salmon LLP 326 69 555 61.4   Thomson Elite 3E Interwoven   Nflow DDS   Equitrac   Gatewest New Media University in a Box Bailey Solutions Penlib SDLT.co.uk
55 Keoghs LLP 324 26 514 23.3   Thomson Elite    LexisNexis Visualfiles England Crowhurst WinScribe            
56 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP 323 74 620 76.2   Miles 33 Thomson ProLaw Thomson ProLaw SRC WinScribe   Copitrak     Softlink Liberty 3 LMS  
57 Clarke Willmott 298 82 616 45.1   Thomson Elite Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Metastorm BPM + Linetime Debtime BigHand 3 InterAction Equitrac   Microsoft SharePoint Bailey Solutions Knowall  
58 Macfarlanes 297 72 539 103.0   Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink Isokon Probate SRC Winscribe InterAction     Solcara   Landscape
59 Trowers & Hamlins 296 89 610 68.1   Norwel Interwoven Norwel Nflow DDS Norwel Equitrac + GlobalExpense   Tikit Intrafind DS CALM 2000  
60 Shepherd + Wedderburn LLP 295 65 510 39.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + M2 Voice Technologies WinScribe   Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Penlib  
61 Ogier 288 25 500     Thomson Elite Interwoven IRIS Group + Metastorm BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Copitrak   Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Konduct  
62 HBJ Gateley Wareing LLP 277 68 470 35.0   Thomson Elite + Pilgrim Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand 3   Copitrak       SDLT.co.uk
63 Bevan Brittan LLP 275 66 528 41.1   LexisNexis Axxia DNA Interwoven LexisNexis Axxia Nflow DDS e1 Metis Equitrac       SDLT.co.uk
64 Browne Jacobson LLP 262 57 522 31.9   Tikit Firmware Interwoven FWBS Matter Centre SRC Winscribe InterAction       Bailey Solutions Penlib Landscape
65 Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP 260 63 457 52.9   Aderant Expert Open Text Livelink   Nflow DDS InterAction Copitrak     OLIB  
66 Ashfords 258 52 447 23.0   SOS   LexisNexs Visualfiles Nflow DDS         Inmagic CS Textworks  
67 LG (Lawrence Graham) 255 81 502 66.0   Tikit Firmware Interwoven   BigHand 3 InterAction Billback HotDocs Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Konduct  
68 Travers Smith 251 55 400 78.5   Timeslice Open Text Livelink Cognito Custodiens BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Copitrak   Hummingbird Bailey Solutions Penlib  
69 Brodies LLP 250 52 367 30.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles Welgo WinScribe Elite Apex Equitrac        
70 Barnetts 239 4 302 14.0   Eclipse   Eclipse Proclaim   Goldmine          
71 Kennedys 226 68 523 49.8   Tikit Firmware Bespoke/Open Text ClaimBase + Metastorm BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction     Tikit Know-How System    
72 Morgan Cole 224 48 399 29.3   Miles 33 Perceptive Mentor IRIS Group + FloSuite SRC WinScribe InterAction Copitrak HotDocs Tikit Know-How System OLIB  
73 Geldards LLP 215 53 357 24.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven London Bridge Vectus              
74 Thomas Eggar LLP 214 57 397 34.2   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + Eclipse PI   Elite Apex       Bailey Solutions Knowall  
75 Freeth Cartwright LLP 213 69 453 31.1   LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia/Visualfiles SRC Philips   Equitrac       Landscape
76 Penningtons Solicitors LLP 210 66 376 29.1   Thomson Elite  Interwoven IRIS Group + Isokon Probate BigHand 3 Elite Apex       Bailey Solutions Penlib  
77 Bird & Bird 208 65 904 115.6   Aderant Expert Interwoven     Bespoke Equitrac HotDocs Bespoke Solutions Lab + ConceptSearching Bailey Solutions Penlib  
78 Withers LLP 208 50 606 78.2   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Norwel BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Equitrac HotDocs   Bailey Solutions Penlib  
79 Hugh James 208 48 625 32.0   SOS Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles + DPS SRC WinScribe       Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Konduct  
80 Ward Hadaway 205 58 384 25.1   Aderant Back Office Interwoven RealLegal Practice Manager SRC WinScribe e1 Metis Equitrac HotDocs Tikit Know-How System Bailey Solutions Knowall  
81 Stephenson Harwood 205 56 545 71.7   Thomson Elite Interwoven   Crescendo DigiScribe InterAction Copitrak HotDocs Hummingbird    
82 Brabners Chaffe Street 203 56 362 26.0   IRIS Group   Eclipse Proclaim BigHand TotalSpeech            
83 Atteys 200 28 341     LexisNexis Axxia   LexisNexis Axxia BigHand TotalSpeech     HotDocs      
84 DMH Stallard 194 48 352 22.3   Lexis Nexis Axxia   LexisNexis Axxia + Isokon Probate BigHand TotalSpeech   Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Penlib  
85 CS2 Lawyers 192 2       Solace Millennium   Legis SQL              
86 Bircham Dyson Bell 186 45 302 30.1   Miles 33 Interwoven Pilgrim + Metastorm BPM Nflow DDS         Autolib  
87 Speechly Bircham 185 60 281 40.0   Aderant Expert Interwoven   Nflow DDS InterAction Billback     Bailey Solutions Penlib  
88 Jones Day 182 44       Thomson Elite  Interwoven     InterAction Copitrak HotDocs     Landscape
89 Foot Anstey 182 28 306 16.0   LexisNexis Axxia   Axxia + Cognito Custodiens + EasyConvey + Linetime Debtime SRC WinScribe   Equitrac HotDocs      
90 Forbes 178 29 352     TFB TFB TFB + Linetime Debtime BigHand 3            
91 Mishcon de Reya 177 52 304 39.1   Aderant Expert Interwoven FloSuite + CS Group Laserform   InterAction Copitrak   Solcara SolSearch + KnowHow Bailey Solutions Knowall  
92 Manches LLP 174 58 348 31.3   Aderant Expert (Keystone) Interwoven   Bighand 3   Copitrak        
93 Holman Fenwick & Willan 172 68 508 68.3   TCS for Legal SAP All-in-One Interwoven LexisNexis Axxia BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Equitrac        
94 Russell Jones & Walker 172 45 197 42.4   Thomson Elite    LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech Onyx   DPL Chamleon   Bailey Solutions Penlib  
95 Howard Kennedy 166 70 332 41.0   Thomson Elite  Worldox LexisNexis Visualfiles Bighand 3 + Voicepath ASP Elite Apex Copitrak     Bailey Solutions Konduct  
96 Shearman & Sterling LLP 164 28       Thomson Elite  Open Text Livelink     InterAction Equitrac DealBuilder Recommind MindServer    
97 Tuckers Solicitors 163 7 163     SOS   LexisNexis Visualfiles Bighand            
98 Russell-Cooke 162 42       LexisNexis Axxia       e1 Metis          
99 Dechert LLP 162 38 276 41.9   Thomson Elite  Interwoven     InterAction Copitrak HotDocs     Landscape
100 Anderson Strathern 161 27 261 15.5   Thomson Elite  Interwoven LexisNexis Visualfiles Voice Technologies WinScribe Elite Apex          
101 Ince & Co 160 52 466 56.0   Thomson Elite  Interwoven Bespoke BigHand TotalSpeech Elite Apex Copitrak        
102 Turcan Connell 160 18 283 18.0   Pilgrim LawSoft   FloSuite Welgo WinScribe       Bailey Solutions Knowall Bailey Solutions Knowall  
103 Farrer & Co 159 64 340 32.2   Aderant Expert Open Text Livelink   E-Dict WinScribe InterAction     Hummingbird    
104 Shakespeare Putsman LLP 158 44       LexisNexis Axxia   LexisNexis Axxia WinScribe   Equitrac        
105 Latham & Watkins LLP 156 38       Thomson Elite  Interwoven     InterAction Copitrak HotDocs      
106 Warner Goodman LLP 156 33 237 9.5   IRIS Group   IRIS Group BigHand 3            
107 Howes Percival LLP 154 34 234 19.8   IRIS Group   IRIS Group BigHand TotalSpeech            
108 Cripps Harries Hall LLP 152 41 270 17.6   Thomson Elite Open Text Livelink Elite WorkFlow + Lawbase Probate BigHand 3 InterAction     Hummingbird Bailey Solutions Penlib  
109 Blakemores 149 15 240     MSS   Eclipse Proclaim              
110 Martineau Johnson 148 46 270 21.0   Norwel Interwoven Metastorm + Norwel + Custodiens + Linetime Nflow DDS e1 Metis Copitrak HotDocs      
111 Fox Hayes LLP 148 23 238 10.5   LexisNexis Axxia     SPS           SDLT.co.uk
112 Browell Smith & Co 147 8 302     IRIS Group   IRIS Group              
113 ASB Law 146 37 306 17.1   LexisNexis Axxia + Eclipse LexisNexis Axxia LexisNexis Axxia + Eclipse BigHand TotalSpeech   Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Penlib  
114 Langleys 145 37 333 14.1   LexisNexis Axxia DNA       e1 Metis Equitrac        
115 Veale Wasbrough Lawyers 145 37 249 14.1   Civica Galaxy + DPS Outlook Office   LexisNexis Visualfiles + DPS Outlook Office Bighand e1 Metis       Soutron DB Textworks 20/20  
116 Lewis Silkin LLP 144 47 237 25.2   Thomson Elite 3E Microsoft SharePoint Skywire BPI for Legal BigHand TotalSpeech InterAction Equitrac Perfectus Solutions Recommind MindServer Bailey Solutions Knowall  
117 Gordons LLP 143 30 250 18.7   TFB   TFB BigHand TotalSpeech           SDLT.co.uk
118 K & L Gates 142 55       Thomson Elite Open Text Livelink Timeslice BigHand 3 InterAction Copitrak/Equitrac HotDocs      
119 Pitmans 142 30 204     IRIS Group   LexisNexis Visualfiles BigHand TotalSpeech            
120 Watson Burton LLP 141 42 287 22.7   Pilgrim LawSoft   Pilgrim SRC WinScribe Pilgrim Billback Pilgrim   Bailey Solutions Knowall  
121 MacRoberts 141 32 245 17.5   Pilgrim LawSoft Interwoven Pilgrim Voice Technologies WinScribe     HotDocs      
122 Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP 141 22 203 10.0   Pilgrim LawSoft   Pilgrim BigHand TotalSpeech     Pilgrim      
123 Watson Farley & Williams LLP 139 39 387 54.0   Aderant Expert Lotus Domino Lotus Notes   Bespoke Billback   Recommind MindServer    
124 Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons 139 36 272 15.2   Civica Galaxy   Civica  WinScribe   Equitrac     Bailey Solutions Penlib  
125 Matthew Arnold & Baldwin (MAB) 139 30 306 14.6   IRIS Group   IRIS Group BigHand 3            
126 Sidley Austin LLP 138 37