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Legal services in the United Kingdom

Index Legal services in the United Kingdom

The legal services sector of the United Kingdom is a significant part of the national economy; it had a total output of £22.6 billion in 2013, up from 10.6 billion in 2001, and is equivalent to 1.6% of the country's gross domestic product for that year. [1]

60 relations: Allen & Overy, Ashurst LLP, Baker McKenzie, Bar Standards Board, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Barristers in England and Wales, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Call to the bar, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Clifford Chance, Clyde & Co, Co-op Legal Services, Cobbetts, DAC Beachcroft, Dechert, DWF LLP, English law, Freehills, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Fulbright & Jaworski, Gowling WLG, Gowlings, Great Recession, Gross domestic product, Halliwells, Herbert Smith, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Jones Day, King & Wood Mallesons, Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Law Society of England and Wales, Legal Services Act 2007, Legal Services Board, Linklaters, Macfarlanes, Magic Circle (law firms), Mayer Brown, Mills & Reeve, Norton Rose Fulbright, Partnership, QualitySolicitors, Reed Smith, Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, Semple Fraser, Shearman & Sterling, Silver Circle (law firms), Simmons & Simmons, ..., SJ Berwin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Slaughter and May, Sole proprietorship, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Squire Patton Boggs, Sullivan & Cromwell, Travers Smith, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, White & Case. Expand index (10 more) »

Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy LLP (informally A&O) is an international law firm, advising national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and governments.

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Ashurst LLP

Ashurst LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Silver Circle' of leading UK law firms.

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Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie, founded as Baker & McKenzie in 1949, is a multinational law firm.

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Bar Standards Board

The Bar Standards Board regulates barristers in England and Wales for the public interest.

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Barlow Lyde & Gilbert

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP (informally BLG) was an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom which specialised in commercial litigation, dispute resolution, insurance and reinsurance.

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Barristers in England and Wales

Barristers in England and Wales are one of the two main categories of lawyer in England and Wales, the other being solicitors.

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Berwin Leighton Paisner

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) was an international law firm with 14 offices across 10 countries globally.

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Call to the bar

The call to the bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received a "call to the bar".

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is an international law firm headquartered at One Liberty Plaza in New York City.

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Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and a member of the "Magic Circle" of leading British law firms.

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Clyde & Co

Clyde & Co is a global law firm with a focus on five core sectors: insurance, energy, trade & commodities, infrastructure and transport.

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Co-op Legal Services

Co-op Legal Services offers legal advice, and provides legal services for Family Law, Divorce, Will Writing, Conveyancing, Employment Law, Probate and Personal Injury.

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Cobbetts

Cobbetts LLP was a British corporate law firm, with offices in Birmingham, Leeds, London and Manchester.

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DAC Beachcroft

DAC Beachcroft LLP is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Dechert

Dechert LLP is an international law firm of more than 900 lawyers with top-ranked practices in corporate and securities, complex litigation, finance and real estate, and financial services and asset management.

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DWF LLP

DWF LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in Manchester with 30 offices across the world.

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English law

English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures.

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Freehills

Freehills was a commercial law firm that operated in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (informally Freshfields, or FBD), considered to have been founded in 1743, is a multinational law firm headquartered in London and a member of the Magic Circle of elite British law firms.

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Fulbright & Jaworski

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (now Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP), was founded in Houston in 1919 by R.C. Fulbright.

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Gowling WLG

Gowling WLG is a multinational law firm formed by the merger of Canada-based Gowlings and UK-based Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co in February 2016, in the first multinational law firm merger co-led by a Canadian firm.

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Gowlings

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP (Gowlings) was a Canadian and international law firm, with about 700 legal professionals in 10 offices in Canada and as well as London, Moscow, and Beijing.

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Great Recession

The Great Recession was a period of general economic decline observed in world markets during the late 2000s and early 2010s.

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly) of time.

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Halliwells

Halliwells LLP was an English law firm practising from offices in Manchester, London, Liverpool and Sheffield, with 116 partners and around 850 employees.

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Herbert Smith

Herbert Smith LLP was a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

Herbert Smith Freehills is an international law firm co-headquartered in London, United Kingdom and Sydney, Australia.

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Hill Dickinson

Hill Dickinson is a British international commercial law firm headquartered in Liverpool, UK.

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Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells is an international law firm co-headquartered in London and Washington, D.C..

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Jones Day

Jones Day is an international law firm based in the United States.

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King & Wood Mallesons

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) is a multinational law firm headquartered in Hong Kong.

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Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an international law firm founded in Chicago in 1909.

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Latham & Watkins

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Law Society of England and Wales

The Law Society of England and Wales (officially The Law Society) is the professional association that represents and governs solicitors for the jurisdiction of England and Wales.

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Legal Services Act 2007

The Legal Services Act 2007 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that seeks to liberalise and regulate the market for legal services in England and Wales, to encourage more competition and to provide a new route for consumer complaints.

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Legal Services Board

The Legal Services Board is an independent body responsible for overseeing the regulation of lawyers in England and Wales.

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Linklaters

Linklaters LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London.

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Macfarlanes

Macfarlanes LLP is a corporate law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Magic Circle (law firms)

The Magic Circle is an informal term for the London headquartered law firms with the largest revenues, the most international work and which consistently outperform the rest of the London market on profitability.

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Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown International LLP is a global law firm founded in Chicago and the 15th largest law firm in the United States.

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Mills & Reeve

Mills & Reeve LLP is a British law firm headquartered in London.

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright is an international law firm, with more than 4000 lawyers and other legal staff based in 33 countries across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

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Partnership

A partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.

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QualitySolicitors

QualitySolicitors is a grouping of law firms in the United Kingdom.

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Reed Smith

Reed Smith LLP is a global law firm headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with more than 1,700 lawyers in 27 offices throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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Scottish Legal Complaints Commission

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is a non-departmental public body responsible dealing with unresolved complaints against legal practitioners operating in Scotland.

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Semple Fraser

Semple Fraser LLP was a Scottish commercial law firm, with over 150 staff, including 21 partners, and offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester.

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Shearman & Sterling

Shearman & Sterling LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in New York City, United States.

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Silver Circle (law firms)

The Silver Circle is a group of elite corporate law firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Simmons & Simmons

Simmons & Simmons is an international legal practice with over 1,500 people and 21 offices located in major business and financial centres throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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SJ Berwin

SJ Berwin LLP was a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, commonly known as Skadden or sometimes Skadden Arps, is an international law firm based in New York City.

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Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May is a law firm headquartered in London.

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Sole proprietorship

A sole proprietorship, also known as the sole trader or simply a proprietorship, is a type of enterprise that is owned and run by one natural person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business entity.

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Solicitors Regulation Authority

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales.

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Squire Patton Boggs

Squire Patton Boggs is an international law firm with 47 offices in 20 countries.

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Sullivan & Cromwell

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP is an international law firm headquartered in New York City.

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Travers Smith

Travers Smith LLP is a corporate law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, headquartered in New York City, is an American international law firm.

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White & Case

White & Case LLP is an international law firm based in New York City.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_services_in_the_United_Kingdom

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