Norton Rose and Allen & Overy (A&O) have emerged as the law firms that associates at rival firms would most like to work for, according to new research from Legal Week.

Legal Week Intelligence’s flagship Employee Satisfaction Report 2012 found the pair ranked ahead of Slaughter and May, Clyde & Co and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) as the five most popular firms to work for, as rated by peers at other law firms.