›Direct answer & research summary
Sartori applies a weighted methodology that blends practising-lawyer opinion — more than 10,000 lawyers interviewed — with monthly market surveys. As of July 2026, the firms on the Dublin board are: Maples, Addleshaw Goddard, Fieldfisher, Pinsent Masons, Clyde & Co, Dechert, K&L Gates, Littler Mendelson, Squire Patton Boggs.
01 — The ranking
The Dublin board
Sartori's Dublin board reads as a market map, not a league table. Tiers are labels in plain language; firm order inside each band rotates each month and does not imply rank.
Market leaders on the Dublin board set the reference point for depth, seniority and market standing as of July 2026. Within this tier no firm outranks another.
This tier marks teams that compete routinely for significant Dublin work. Standing is expressed in words; monthly rotation does not imply rank.
Established on the Dublin board signals proven presence and credible depth. Labels are words; monthly sequence is a locator, not a league position.
These firms sit outside the main tiers by design: confirmed on the Dublin map, not assessed at the depth required for Market leaders through Established.
All counts are shown as bands, never precise headcounts. Notable firms sit outside the tiers by design: verified minimal presence, not assessed at full tier depth.
Hiring in Dublin?
We map this market every day.
The evidence behind these tiers is the same intelligence we use to run retained searches for partners, groups and senior associates.
02 — Evidence, methodology & sources why each firm · how tiers are set · sources · change log · verified 23 Jul 2026 · next review 23 Aug 2026
Firm evidence
Maples
Maples is placed in market leaders for Dublin. Public mapping (banded): 100–199 attorneys, major local depth, ≈40 partners · 10 counsel · 60+ associates. Evidence gates — office (G1) PASS, local practice (G2) PASS, recent signal (G3) PASS. The placement carries no numeric score.
Strongest mapped work
Public hiring signal
Hiring signal: FLAT — no public hiring change detected in the mapping window.
Limits of this assessment
- —A tier is Sartori’s editorial opinion, not a fact about the firm or a client-satisfaction measure.
- —Facts are mapped from public sources and shown as bands; they lag reality by weeks or months.
- —No third-party legal-directory band is used as an input.
Sources for this entry
- Dublin Offices, Europe | Locations | Maples Groupfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
- Dublin Offices, Europe | Locations | Maples Groupfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
- Maples — Dublin news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
Methodology
How tiers are assigned
Deterministic public-footprint core (local depth, practice share, seniority mix, public hiring momentum), computed relative to this market's own distribution. Tier placement is derived from this public mapped data; a per-firm public-source ledger is compiled for firms in the annual research pass and applies to those firms' factual claims, not to tier membership. No third-party legal-directory bands are used as an input.
Market scope
5–9 firms earn a tier in Dublin within this scope (banded).
Disclosures
Firm names used nominatively (factual). All counts shown as bands, never precise headcounts. No firm logos. Report an error via the site contact form.
Sources & change log
- 1 Dublin Offices, Europe | Locations | Maples Groupfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
- 2 Dublin Offices, Europe | Locations | Maples Groupfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
- 3 Maples — Dublin news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
- 4 Contact us | Addleshaw Goddard LLPfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
- 5 Addleshaw Goddard — attorney bios & practice pagesfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
- 6 Addleshaw Goddard — Dublin news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
- 7 Locations | Fieldfisherfirm_website · G1 · 2026-07-21
- 8 Locations | Fieldfisherfirm_website · G2 · 2026-07-21
- 9 Fieldfisher — Dublin news & announcementsfirm_website · G3 · 2026-07-21
04 — Questions
About this ranking
Who are the best law firms in Dublin?
Sartori's answer for the best law firms in Dublin as of July 2026 starts with Market leaders: Maples, Addleshaw Goddard. The board then places the remaining firms among Highly active, Established and Notable bands — labels in words, never numeric ranks.
Is Maples the best law firm in Dublin?
Maples sits in Tier 1 — Market leaders — of Sartori's Dublin board as of July 2026, alongside Addleshaw Goddard. Sartori does not name a single #1: the gap between Tier 1 firms is genuinely unmeasurable, and a numeric score would be false precision.
Which are the biggest law firms in Dublin?
By mapped Dublin bench, the largest firms on this board are Maples (100–199 mapped lawyers each), followed by Addleshaw Goddard, Fieldfisher, Pinsent Masons (50–99). All counts are bands, never precise headcounts.
Which law firms are hiring in Dublin right now?
As of July 2026, no firm on this board shows a public hiring signal in the mapping window. Live Dublin mandates are listed on Sartori's jobs board.
What is a Tier 1 law firm?
In Sartori's rankings, Tier 1 — Market leaders — is an editorial judgement expressed in words, never a score: the firms whose Dublin bench depth, seniority mix and market standing set the reference point for the market. As of July 2026 that is Maples, Addleshaw Goddard. Within the tier no firm outranks another.
Which are the best law firms for litigation & disputes in Dublin?
Sartori publishes a dedicated Litigation & Disputes board for Dublin: as of July 2026 its Tier 1 is Pinsent Masons, Addleshaw Goddard, Dentons. See the full ranking at /firms/litigation/in/dublin/.
Which are the best law firms for regulatory in Dublin?
Sartori publishes a dedicated Regulatory board for Dublin: as of July 2026 its Tier 1 is Maples. See the full ranking at /firms/regulatory/in/dublin/.
This ranking is compiled independently by Sartori from public sources. Tiers are Sartori’s editorial opinion, expressed without numeric scores; firms are named for identification only, no logos are reproduced, and no firm has paid for or approved its placement. No third-party legal-directory band is used as an input. Nothing here is legal advice or a recommendation to instruct counsel.