Law Firm Partner to Associates Ratio (SG)

A breakdown of associate versus partner headcount across Singapore's top 47 law firms by size. The associate-to-partner ratio is a key indicator of firm leverage — how many associates support each partner — and reflects each firm's operating model, career progression structure, and capacity for growth.

Firms Ranked

Top 47 by size

Total Lawyers

3,501

1844 associates · 1363 partners

Overall Assoc : Partner

1.35

Industry-wide ratio

Avg Firm Ratio

1.79

Across 47 firms with partners

#	Firm	Total	Associates	Partners	Other	Assoc %	Partner %	Assoc : Partner	Partner : Assoc
1	ALLEN & GLEDHILL LLP	417	215	174	28	51.6%	41.7%	1.24	0.81
2	RAJAH & TANN SINGAPORE LLP	376	185	178	13	49.2%	47.3%	1.04	0.96
3	WONGPARTNERSHIP LLP	~~287~~ 324****	~~157~~ 187****	123	7 14****	~~54.7%~~ 57.7%****	~~42.9%~~ 38.0%****	~~1.28~~ 1.52****	~~0.78~~ 0.66****
4	DREW & NAPIER LLC	267	143	117	7	53.6%	43.8%	1.22	0.82
5	DENTONS RODYK & DAVIDSON LLP	169	59	104	6	34.9%	61.5%	0.57	1.76
6	LINKLATERS SINGAPORE PTE LTD	127	91	21	15	71.7%	16.5%	4.33	0.23
7	SHOOK LIN & BOK LLP	120	55	63	2	45.8%	52.5%	0.87	1.15
8	CLIFFORD CHANCE PTE LTD	99	64	23	12	64.6%	23.2%	2.78	0.36
9	ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING LLP	97	58	20	19	59.8%	20.6%	2.90	0.34
10	WITHERS KHATTARWONG LLP	93	57	23	13	61.3%	24.7%	2.48	0.40
11	WONG & LEOW LLC	76	56	5	15	73.7%	6.6%	11.20	0.09
12	LEE & LEE LLP	72	30	41	1	41.7%	56.9%	0.73	1.37
13	HARRY ELIAS PARTNERSHIP LLP	58	23	25	10	39.7%	43.1%	0.92	1.09
14	LATHAM & WATKINS LLP	58	35	13	10	60.3%	22.4%	2.69	0.37
15	BAKER & MCKENZIE.WONG & LEOW	52	29	0	23	55.8%	0%	N/A	0.00
16	TSMP LAW CORPORATION	51	24	25	2	47.1%	49.0%	0.96	1.04
17	BIRD & BIRD ATMD LLP	50	29	12	9	58.0%	24.0%	2.42	0.41
18	HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER LLP	45	26	16	3	57.8%	35.6%	1.62	0.62
19	STEPHENSON HARWOOD LLP	43	27	14	2	62.8%	32.6%	1.93	0.52
20	CNPLAW LLP	43	18	23	2	41.9%	53.5%	0.78	1.28
21	NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT (ASIA) LLP	43	21	14	8	48.8%	32.6%	1.50	0.67
22	WHITE & CASE PTE LTD	43	28	13	2	65.1%	30.2%	2.15	0.46
23	FRESHFIELDS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.	38	21	11	6	55.3%	28.9%	1.91	0.52
24	BR LAW CORPORATION	37	19	14	4	51.4%	37.8%	1.36	0.74
25	MAYER BROWN PK WONG PTE. LTD.	37	16	18	3	43.2%	48.6%	0.89	1.12
26	HOGAN LOVELLS LEE & LEE	37	21	9	7	56.8%	24.3%	2.33	0.43
27	K&L GATES STRAITS LAW LLC	36	16	19	1	44.4%	52.8%	0.84	1.19
28	HOLMAN FENWICK WILLAN SINGAPORE LLP	36	22	14	0	61.1%	38.9%	1.57	0.64
29	ASHURST LLP	36	18	13	5	50.0%	36.1%	1.38	0.72
30	RHTLAW ASIA LLP	35	8	17	10	22.9%	48.6%	0.47	2.12
31	REED SMITH PTE LTD	34	15	15	4	44.1%	44.1%	1.00	1.00
32	WATSON FARLEY & WILLIAMS LLP	34	20	11	3	58.8%	32.4%	1.82	0.55
33	QUAHE WOO & PALMER LLC	33	12	20	1	36.4%	60.6%	0.60	1.67
34	PINSENT MASONS MPILLAY LLP	33	17	15	1	51.5%	45.5%	1.13	0.88
35	SIDLEY AUSTIN SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.	33	18	13	2	54.5%	39.4%	1.38	0.72
36	HELMSMAN LLC	31	15	11	5	48.4%	35.5%	1.36	0.73
37	ADTLAW LLC	31	21	9	1	67.7%	29.0%	2.33	0.43
38	I.R.B LAW LLP	29	19	10	0	65.5%	34.5%	1.90	0.53
39	DONALDSON & BURKINSHAW LLP	29	5	15	9	17.2%	51.7%	0.33	3.00
40	TKQP LAW LLP	28	13	12	3	46.4%	42.9%	1.08	0.92
41	CLYDE & CO CLASIS SINGAPORE PTE LTD	27	10	16	1	37.0%	59.3%	0.62	1.60
42	MALLESONS LLP	27	15	9	3	55.6%	33.3%	1.67	0.60
43	GREENBERG TRAURIG SINGAPORE LLP	27	11	6	10	40.7%	22.2%	1.83	0.55
44	MORRISON & FOERSTER (SINGAPORE) LLP	26	17	8	1	65.4%	30.8%	2.12	0.47
45	CLASIS LLC	26	19	7	0	73.1%	26.9%	2.71	0.37
46	LEGAL SOLUTIONS LLC	25	18	7	0	72.0%	28.0%	2.57	0.39
47	BAYFRONT LAW LLC	25	17	8	0	68.0%	32.0%	2.12	0.47
48	LVM LAW CHAMBERS LLC	25	11	9	5	44.0%	36.0%	1.22	0.82
	TOTAL / Overall	3501	1844	1363	294	52.7%	38.9%	1.35	0.74

* "Other" refers to non-partner, non-associate lawyers (e.g. counsel, consultants, of-counsel, ). Firms with zero partners show "N/A" for associate-to-partner ratio as the ratio is undefined.

** "Partner" includes "Director" and "Associate Director".

*** Data derived from The Law Society of Singapore (April 2025). The above serves only as a guide and may not reflect real-time headcounts. Click any column header to sort.

**** Amended on 3 Sep 2026 on request of WongPartnership based on firm internal data.

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