anybody who can jump ship from local firms to international shld do so ASAP

there's a reason why local firms pay comparative peanuts. they're simply not profitable

i'm pretty even our top Big 4 firms here wouldn't rank anywhere above 130 spots in the Amlaw 200 rankings. And anything below Amlaw 100 rankings are considered regional firms operating in secondary markets and second tier States

Neither will any of them rank in the top 30 in The Lawyer top 100 firms for UK