The Missouri Legal Market Leaderboard
3 minute read • Updated 9 June 2026
In our US state leaderboard series, we look at the law firms with largest partner headcount and strongest recent headcount growth in each US state. Here are the firms leading the way in the Missouri legal market.
Missouri’s Partner Headcount Growth Has Fallen Behind Similarly Sized Legal Markets
Missouri growth lands at the lower end of US legal markets of a similar size, having seen overall stagnant growth in Partner headcount at
+0%. Only Michigan fell below Missouri at
-1%.
Ranked: Which Law Firms are Leading Growth in Missouri?
United States, Missouri, Partners, Firms with >10 Partners, May 2025 - May 2026
Partners with multiple locations have been evenly distributed across each
Most Larger Practice Areas Have Had Stagnant Growth or are Losing Partners
Real Estate (-3% Partner headcount), Corporate (-1%) and Insurance (-1%) come just behind Litigation (+1%) as the most populated practice areas for law firms in Missouri. Yet, they have all seen a decline in headcount.
Tax (+4%) practices saw the highest percentage growth.
Movement Into and Out of Missouri Has Been Concentrated in Neighboring States
Illinois was the most common destination for Partners leaving Missouri, making up 45% of departures from the State. Illinois was also the second most common source of Partners moving into Missouri, with 3 Partners making this trip in the last year.
Kansas was the most popular source and second most popular destination for Partners in Missouri, with 4 moving out to Kansas and 5 moving in from the state.
Missouri's Leading Firms Share a Core of Major Clients, With Names Like Ford and Monsanto Worked by Multiple Top Ten Firms
Missouri, top 10 ranked firms
Note on methodology
Source: Publicly-available data tracked by Pirical Legal Professionals
Location: Missouri, United States
Timeframe:
May 2025 - May 2026
Score weightings:
- 50% headcount growth
- 50% current headcount size
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