Published: September 21st 2011
ISBN: 978 1 906854 53 9
Hard cover: 1532pp
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 24th year and is relied upon by thousands of professionals in the legal market place. It offers a complete listing of over 1,000 commercial law firms in the UK, over 220 set of barristers chambers and over 16,000 lawyers. More than a directory, The Legal 500 United Kingdom provides a detailed qualitative review of firms and sets across 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 around 180,000 client references were taken up. The research is 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 United Kingdom).
The performance of firms and sets 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 the direction in which the firm or set 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 United Kingdom offers analysis of firms and chambers strengths to help readers identify the most suitable one to instruct. The Legal 500 United Kingdom 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 or barristers chambers.
READERSHIP
Anyone doing business with a UK law firm, or barristers chambers and law firms and sets themselves.
CONTENTS
Editor's 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 the United Kingdom. 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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