In 2022, there were approximately 96,000 private practice solicitors in England and Wales and 61,000 non-private practice solicitors. This totaled roughly 4,000 more practicing solicitors in 2022 than in 2021.
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working in-house, in foreign firms and on a contract basis, and those not
attached to an organization.
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TheCityUK. (December 6, 2023). Total number of practicing solicitors in England and Wales (UK) from 2012 to 2022, by private and public practice [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611471/number-of-practicing-solicitors-england-wales-uk/
TheCityUK. "Total number of practicing solicitors in England and Wales (UK) from 2012 to 2022, by private and public practice." Chart. December 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611471/number-of-practicing-solicitors-england-wales-uk/
TheCityUK. (2023). Total number of practicing solicitors in England and Wales (UK) from 2012 to 2022, by private and public practice. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611471/number-of-practicing-solicitors-england-wales-uk/
TheCityUK. "Total Number of Practicing Solicitors in England and Wales (Uk) from 2012 to 2022, by Private and Public Practice." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611471/number-of-practicing-solicitors-england-wales-uk/
TheCityUK, Total number of practicing solicitors in England and Wales (UK) from 2012 to 2022, by private and public practice Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611471/number-of-practicing-solicitors-england-wales-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Total number of practicing solicitors in England and Wales (UK) from 2012 to 2022, by private and public practice [Graph], TheCityUK, December 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611471/number-of-practicing-solicitors-england-wales-uk/