Last month, all five magic circle firms were compelled to publicly reveal the full details of their gender pay gap – including partners – by the parliamentary committee investigating the effectiveness of this year's new reporting requirements.

While Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters had already included partners in their reporting in March, the new disclosures to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy select committee shed new light on the pay gap at their magic circle rivals, although Allen & Overy was criticised for "dragging its feet" in asking for until September to provide its figures.

Discussions over the possibility of a more standardised approach to including partners in pay gap reporting are taking place, and this May, CC London managing partner Michael Bates and Pinsent Masons senior partner Richard Foley met with new Law Society president Christina Blacklaws to look at how to encourage more transparency next year.

However, whether there will be a change to the reporting requirements remains to be seen. For now, conclusions and comparisons can be drawn from the figures that all law firms with more than 250 UK employees were required to disclose.

Click on the link below for a full table of all the mandatory figures for the UK top 50 and the largest US and international law firms.

• A full rundown of the first year of law firm gender pay gap figures