Biglaw firms are ranked in a multitude of ways, from gross revenue to size to quality of life and even prestige. But what about what may actually matter most, the number of people who are searching for these Biglaw firms on Google? Those searching could be associates and partners interested in salary information or looking to lateral, existing or potential clients, and even members of the media interested in tracking down a hot law firm story.
So, which Biglaw firms came out on top of this new ranking? For that, we turn to the Mad Clientist blog of BTI Consulting Group. Without further ado, here are the most searched Biglaw firms (in alphabetical order):
DLA Piper
Jones Day
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Orrick
Paul, Weiss
Perkins Coie
Sidley
Skadden
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This list is full of some of the heaviest hitters among Biglaw firms when it came to dealmaking and litigation in 2025. You may also note that this list is also full of firms that capitulated to Trump’s unconstitutional executive orders or chose to fight against the administration in court, so of course they were some of the most searched firms throughout 2025.
BTI breaks down the rest of the firms that found search success in 2025 by categorizing them as “strongly searched” and “searched standouts.” Click here to see the rest of most searched Biglaw firms.
Congratulations to all of the firms on their searchability success in 2025. Let’s see which firms will come out on top in 2026.
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The 22 Most Searched-for Law Firms of 2025 [The Mad Clientist / BTI Consulting]
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