Number of solicitors and lawyers in the UK 2021-2024
As of the third quarter of 2024, there were approximately 207,200 people workings as solicitors or lawyers in the United Kingdom, compared with 199,000 in the previous quarter.
Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 15, 2025). Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024." Chart. January 15, 2025. Statista. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 10, 2025)
Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed