NQ Salary
£170,000
TC Salary
£70,000 / £75,000 (year 1 / year 2)
Annual Intake
8 per year (London)
Seats
4 seats
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McDermott Will & Schulte's London office has 42 partners and 49 associates, and the firm has 23 offices elsewhere and says it holds more than 130 Chambers-ranked practices firm-wide. Chambers UK 2026 ranks the London office Band 1 for hedge funds and Band 2 for activist representation, and Legal 500 puts it in the top tier for hedge funds.
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