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Independent rankings

The Legal 500FreeFirm and lawyer rankings by practice area, for London and every UK region.Search The Legal 500 ↗Chambers UKFreeRankings built on client and peer interviews. Includes a table of SME-focused firms.Search Chambers UK ↗Lexology IndexFreeFormerly Who's Who Legal. Leading individual lawyers by practice area and country.Search Lexology Index ↗Best LawyersFreePeer-review rankings of individual UK lawyers.Search Best Lawyers ↗IFLR1000FreeFinancial and corporate law rankings, including capital markets, banking and M&A.Search IFLR1000 ↗The Lawyer UK200Some paywalledThe UK's largest firms by revenue, with market data and news.View the UK200 ↗

Regulator and professional body

SRA Solicitors RegisterOfficialCheck that a firm or solicitor is authorised and regulated by the SRA.Check the SRA register ↗Law Society Find a SolicitorOfficialSearch firms and solicitors in England and Wales by location and area of law.Find a solicitor ↗ReviewSolicitorsClient reviewsClient reviews of UK firms. Most useful for smaller and regional practices.Read reviews ↗

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