A&O Shearman

Legal Services
191open roles
$132kmedian advertised pay
Growinghiring pace, 58 of 100
34 daysmedian time a role stays open

Overview

A&O Shearman is an international law firm formed in 2024 by the merger of London-based Allen & Overy and New York-based Shearman & Sterling, advising corporates, financial institutions and governments on finance, capital markets, M&A, disputes, regulatory and tax matters. It operates nearly 50 offices in about 29 countries, with major hubs in London, New York, Paris, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong and a large support centre in Belfast. It hires associates and lawyers across practice areas, trainees and interns, paralegals, and business services staff in IT, cyber defence, data engineering, finance, HR and marketing.

Key facts

As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 191 open roles at A&O Shearman. A&O Shearman is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2024. The median pay stated in its open roles is $132k, across 21 postings that state pay.

Headquarters
London, United KingdomAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
Founded
2024Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
Employees
1000+Alion company profile, an estimated range
Median advertised pay
$132kPay stated in 21 open postings
Technologies in its job postings
40Named in its job postings
Official records

How A&O Shearman hires

Truth index
B 71/100
Median time to fill
34 days
Ghost roles
49%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
2%

A&O Shearman scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 191 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 49% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 2% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 34 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Jobs

≈ $132k – $214k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · London
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≈ $11k – $28k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Bangkok
Incident Management
Management
ITIL
Service Desk
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In office · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · Singapore
Python
PowerShell
GCP
Azure
AWS
TCP/IP
DNS
Cybersecurity
SIEM
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In office · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · Belfast
Python
PowerShell
GCP
Azure
AWS
TCP/IP
DNS
Cybersecurity
SIEM
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≈ $51k – $108k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Brussels
Azure
Management
Service Desk
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$79k – $93k per year · In office · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · PhD · Washington
Active Directory
Management
ITSM
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≈ $58k – $129k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · PhD · London
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≈ $36k – $76k per year (Estimated) · In office · Internship · Düsseldorf
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≈ $40k – $83k per year (Estimated) · In office · Internship · Munich
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≈ $81k – $185k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Contractor · London
Python
SQL
pySpark
Databases
MS SQL
Microsoft Fabric
AI/ML
Spark
DevOps
Azure DevOps
Azure
CI/CD
Git
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Entra ID
Analytics
Power BI
ETL/ELT
Azure Data Factory
Dimensional Modeling
Management
Power Automate
Power Apps
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≈ $82k – $159k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Belfast
C#
.NET
DevOps
CI/CD
Management
Agile
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$132k
Typical range
$18k – $435k
Open positions
21
18 Jobs
Intern 5.6%
Junior 22.2%
Middle 16.7%
Senior 33.3%
Staff 22.2%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Intern 1 $55k $55k
Junior 4 $92k $70k – $100k
Middle 3 $123k $103k – $132k
Senior 6 $188k $95k – $236k
Staff 4 $190k $185k – $200k
Highest paying role Associate, M&A $435k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at A&O Shearman By role, level and city, against the market · 21 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
191
51 opened / 71 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
40 days
faster than 34% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~7 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Legal
26% ▲
Early Careers
18%
Finance
18%
HR
9% ▲
Management
9%
Analytics
5% ▼
Actively hiring for Legal (+18 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+15 jobs in a week Nov 2026
+20 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Austin Oct 2026
Added Scala to stack Oct 2026
+13 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Rome Oct 2026
Added Oracle ERP to stack Oct 2026
+11 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Prague Oct 2026
+15 jobs in a week Oct 2026
Added Spark to stack Oct 2026
Added pySpark to stack Oct 2026

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at A&O Shearman over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
40
Postings analysed
32
Stack modernity
80/100AI adopter
Languages
Python22%
PowerShell16%
SQL16%
C#3%
Frameworks & libraries
PyTorch6%
Scikit-learn6%
TensorFlow6%
Databases
MS SQL9%
Snowflake3%
Cloud & platforms
Azure38%
AWS19%
GCP16%
Active Directory9%
AI & ML
LLM25%
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News

News barandbench 2 months ago
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Trilegal, A&O Shearman act on Karamtara Engineering 875 crore IPO
Karamtara Engineering has raised 875 crore from an initial public offering. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Trilegal advised.
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News MIP 1 year ago
A&O Shearman revenue hits £2.9bn in first post-merger results
Legacy firm Allen & Overy agreed a high-profile tie-up with US firm Shearman & Sterling in May last year
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News law360 1 year ago
A&O Shearman To Require US Attys To Work 4 Days In Office - Law360 Pulse
Allen Overy Shearman Sterling is the latest firm to increase its in-office requirement for U.S. lawyers from three days a week to four, effective Sept. 2.
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News Law.com 1 year ago
A&O Shearman Adds $2.2 Billion Arbitration Dispute to Expanding Portfolio of Moroccan Mandates
A&O Shearman, long-time adviser to the kingdom of Morocco and King Mohammed VI, is also involved in the build-up to FIFA 2030 and on other mandates.
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News law360 1 year ago
A&O Shearman Ups IVF, Adoption Benefits For US Employees
A&O Shearman has increased the benefits it offers U.S.-based personnel, with unlimited in vitro fertilization treatment and $40,000 in adoption or surrogacy services, the firm said.
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News Law.com 2 years ago
A&O Shearman Power Regulatory Partner Jumps to Hogan Lovells 3 Months Post-Merger
Chip Cannon first joined legacy firm Allen & Overy in February 2022. His departure comes just three months after Shearman and A&O finalized their merger.
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News YahooFinance 2 years ago
A&O SHEARMAN MERGER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Creates the first fully integrated global elite law firm with unparalleled geographic reach and global scale, with depth and quality of experience everywhere. Nearly 4,000 lawyers, including 800 partners, working across 47 offices with combined revenues o
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
33
Hiring now
33
Countries
19
Busiest office
London
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London United Kingdom
HQ
17 open roles 18 posted in 90 days 6% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Legal, Management, Finance
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Paris France
Regional office
20 open roles 13 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Finance, Legal
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Luxembourg City Luxembourg
Corporate office
18 open roles 33 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Legal, Finance
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
New York United States
Corporate office
15 open roles 16 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $146k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Administrative, Finance
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Belfast United Kingdom
Corporate office
14 open roles 29 posted in 90 days 29% engineering 7% remote 200-500 est. staff
hires for Finance, Legal, Backend
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Frankfurt am Main Germany
Regional office
14 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Finance, Legal
seen since Apr 2026 job postings
Dubai United Arab Emirates
Corporate office
12 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Legal, Finance
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Sydney Australia
Corporate office
11 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Legal, Finance, Operations
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Corporate office
10 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Legal, Finance, Management
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Amsterdam Netherlands
Corporate office
9 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance, Early Careers, HR
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Singapore Singapore
Corporate office
9 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 11% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Legal, Management, Security
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Munich Germany
Regional office
6 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Finance
seen since Apr 2026 job postings
Hamburg Germany
Regional office
6 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Finance
seen since Apr 2026 job postings
Jakarta Indonesia
Corporate office
4 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance, Early Careers
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Corporate office
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance, Early Careers
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Milan Italy
Regional office
3 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Finance
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Shanghai China
Regional office
3 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Finance
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Düsseldorf Germany
Regional office
3 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers, Finance
seen since Apr 2026 job postings
Brussels Belgium
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Analytics, Legal
seen since Jun 2026 job postings
Houston United States
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $171k Avg Salary
hires for HR, Legal
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Prague Czech Republic
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $55k Avg Salary
hires for Legal
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Perth Australia
1 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Legal
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
San Francisco United States
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff $435k Avg Salary
hires for Finance
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Bangkok Thailand
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Analytics
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Bratislava Slovakia
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff $18k Avg Salary
hires for Legal
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Washington United States
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff $93k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Beijing China
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Legal
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Dallas United States
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff $435k Avg Salary
hires for Finance
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Menlo Park United States
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff $200k Avg Salary
hires for Management
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
1 open roles 1-10 est. staff
hires for Legal
seen since Mar 2026 job postings
Rome Italy
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Austin United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $95k Avg Salary
hires for Legal
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
Warsaw, Poland 2 open roles · last posting Sep 2026
Madrid, Spain 1 open roles · last posting Mar 2026
Casablanca, Morocco 1 open roles · last posting Mar 2026

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