As of the second quarter of 2023 there were approximately 208,200 people workings as solicitors or lawyers in the United Kingdom compared with 215,400 in the previous quarter.
Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2023
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 27, 2023). Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2023 ." Chart. October 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2023 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Solicitors and Lawyers in The United Kingdom from 4th Quarter 2021 to 2nd Quarter 2023 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/