Number of solicitors and lawyers in the UK 2021-2024
As of the second quarter of 2024, there were approximately 199,000 people workings as solicitors or lawyers in the United Kingdom, compared with 199,300 in the previous quarter.
Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 15, 2024). Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, 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 2024." Chart. October 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. 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 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2024, 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 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 25, 2024)
Estimated number of solicitors and lawyers in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319220/number-of-solicitors-in-the-uk/