Published: September 2010
ISBN: 978 1 906854 21 8
Hard cover: 1484pp
Price: £120
For overseas shipping rates please email: subscriptions@legalease.co.uk This authoritative guide to the UK’s leading law firm is now in its 23rd year and is relied upon by thousands of professionals in the legal market place. It offers a complete listing of over 900 commercial law firms in the UK, and over 16,000 lawyers. More than a directory, The Legal 500 provides a detailed qualitative review of each firm in over 100 specialist practice areas, with full contact details for all firms listed.
In compiling the contents, independent experienced researchers interviewed over 2,000 lawyers and surveys 70,000 clients. Their comments from these in-depth interviews are worked into a detailed text, providing a thorough review of the strengths and capabilities of law firms across the multitude of legal practice specialisms in the UK (covering England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and offshore Britain).
The performance of each firm is assessed by reviewing a wide range of criteria. Recommendations from clients provide a first-hand report on service quality, and interviews with specialist lawyers in each subject area help to obtain a clearer picture of which direction the firm is going in.
This title is a practical, comprehensive and up-to-date listing of all the leading commercial law firms, chambers and legal support services in the UK legal market. It is indexed by both geographical area and practice area, which makes it quick and easy to navigate and cross-reference. The Legal 500 offers analysis of firm strengths to help readers identify the most suitable one to instruct. The Legal 500 is a key source of reference for anyone undertaking research on the legal market and an indispensable tool for anyone wishing to do business with a UK law firm.
READERSHIP
Anyone doing business with a UK law firm and law firms themselves.
CONTENTS
Editors’ introduction; Law firms in London: Corporate and commercial; Crime, fraud and licensing; Dispute resolution; Finance; Human resources; Insurance; Private client; Projects, energy and natural resources; Public sector; Real estate; TMT (technology, media and telecoms); Transport; Foreign firms in London. Law firms outside London: East Anglia; East Midlands; North; North West; Northern Ireland; Offshore Britain; Scotland; South East; South West; Wales; West Midlands; Yorkshire and the Humber. The Bar (London); The Bar (Regional); The Bar (Scottish); Solicitors and barristers/advocates contact directory; Support services directory.
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