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Legal services industry in the UK

Statistics report on the legal services industry in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report has been compiled to provide statistical information on the legal services sector in the United Kingdom (UK). The first chapter presents an overview of the sector in the UK, and is followed by chapters focusing on leading companies, employment, the impact of artificial intelligence and digitalization (AI) on the industry, and consumer perspectives on legal services.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Legal services sector revenue UK 2000-2024
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of the largest law firms in the UK 2024
  • Premium Statistic Total export value of legal services in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Total import value of legal services in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2023
  • Premium Statistic Profits per equity partner (PEP) at top UK law firms 2024
  • Premium Statistic Hourly rates at top 100 UK law firms 2019-2024
  • Premium Statistic International arbitrations, mediations and adjudications in the UK 2019-2023

Employment

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  • Basic Statistic Number of solicitors and lawyers in the UK 2021-2025
  • Premium Statistic Number of barristers and judges in the UK 2021-2025
  • Premium Statistic Number of practicing solicitors in England and Wales (UK) 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Worldwide distribution of lawyers from largest British law firms 2022/2023
  • Premium Statistic Largest offices in London for non-UK law firms in the UK 2022/2023

Artificial technology (AI) and digitalization

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  • Premium Statistic Extent of AI tool usage at top UK law firms 2024
  • Premium Statistic Top 100 UK law firm spend on cyber security 2023-2024
  • Premium Statistic Current usages of GenAI for legal purposes in the U.S., Canada, France, and UK 2023
  • Premium Statistic Expected impact of GenAI on law in the U.S., Canada, France, and UK 2023
  • Premium Statistic Impacts of GenAI adoption on the UK legal sector 2023

Consumer perspectives

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  • Premium Statistic Most accessed face-to-face legal services in the UK 2024
  • Premium Statistic Most common delivery method for legal services in the UK 2021-2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of legal services users satisfied with service received in the UK 2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of legal services users satisfied with outcome received UK 2024, by service
  • Premium Statistic Attitudes towards access to digital legal services UK 2024
  • Premium Statistic Legal services aspects satisfaction UK 2024, by ethnicity
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