Legal services industry in the UK - statistics & facts

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Legal services sector turnover
47bn GBP
Exports of legal services
9.5bn GBP
Imports of legal services
2.1bn GBP

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Overview

  • Premium Statistic Legal services sector revenue UK 2000-2023
  • 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

  • Basic Statistic Number of solicitors and lawyers in the UK 2021-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of barristers and judges in the UK 2021-2024
  • 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

  • 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

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