Regulated population statistics
Breakdown of solicitor firms
As well as regulating solicitors we also regulate solicitors' firms. These can range from sole practitioners to huge firms with a global presence and thousands of lawyers.
The following chart shows a breakdown of solicitors' firms at the end of April 2013. The numbers are based on a count of head offices recorded by the SRA.
Breakdown of solicitor firms: April 2013
Due to a change in our coding rules, firms that were previously categorised as either a multinational partnerships or multinational LLPs have now been recoded as partnerships and LLPs respectively. Part of the change in the numbers in these two groups is therefore due to this coding change rather than a real change in numbers.
Data for breakdown of solicitor firms
Percentages and figures in this report may include rounding differences.
| Date(s) | Sole Practitioner | Partnership | Incorporated Company | Limited Liability Partnership | Multinational / Overseas | Other |
Total
|
|---|
| April 2013 | 3,255
(30%)
| 2,859
(26%)
| 3,014
(28%)
| 1,539
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 203
(2%)
| 10870 |
|---|
| March 2013 | 3,273
(30%)
| 2,895
(27%)
| 2,974
(27%)
| 1,529
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 184
(2%)
| 10855 |
|---|
| February 2013 | 3,293
(30%)
| 2,899
(27%)
| 2,954
(27%)
| 1,529
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 152
(1%)
| 10827 |
|---|
| January 2013 | 3,309
(31%)
| 2,911
(27%)
| 2,915
(27%)
| 1,532
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 152
(1%)
| 10819 |
|---|
| December 2012 | 3,351
(31%)
| 2,943
(27%)
| 2,901
(27%)
| 1,539
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 158
(1%)
| 10892 |
|---|
| November 2012 | 3,370
(31%)
| 2,965
(27%)
| 2,904
(27%)
| 1,540
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 168
(2%)
| 10947 |
|---|
| October 2012 | 3,377
(31%)
| 2,896
(26%)
| 2,980
(27%)
| 1,541
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 182
(2%)
| 10976 |
|---|
| September 2012 | 3,421
(31%)
| 3,045
(27%)
| 2,869
(26%)
| 1,548
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 234
(2%)
| 11117 |
|---|
| August 2012 | 3,430
(31%)
| 3,054
(27%)
| 2,862
(26%)
| 1,546
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 223
(2%)
| 11115 |
|---|
| July 2012 | 3,487
(31%)
| 3,115
(28%)
| 2,843
(25%)
| 1,550
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 177
(2%)
| 11172 |
|---|
| June 2012 | 3,530
(31%)
| 3,185
(28%)
| 2,846
(25%)
| 1,556
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 187
(2%)
| 11304 |
|---|
| May 2012 | 3,556
(31%)
| 3,219
(28%)
| 2,811
(25%)
| 1,555
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 228
(2%)
| 11369 |
|---|
| April 2012 | 3,557
(32%)
| 3,227
(29%)
| 2,739
(24%)
| 1,537
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 206
(2%)
| 11266 |
|---|
| March 2012 | 3,574
(32%)
| 3,255
(29%)
| 2,745
(24%)
| 1,549
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 108
(1%)
| 11231 |
|---|
| February 2012 | 3,568
(32%)
| 3,258
(29%)
| 2,730
(24%)
| 1,541
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 85
(1%)
| 11182 |
|---|
| January 2012 | 3,543
(32%)
| 3,233
(29%)
| 2,671
(24%)
| 1,511
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 170
(2%)
| 11128 |
|---|
| December 2011 | 3,534
(32%)
| 3,233
(29%)
| 2,636
(24%)
| 1,495
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 155
(1%)
| 11053 |
|---|
| November 2011 | 3,508
(32%)
| 3,226
(30%)
| 2,583
(24%)
| 1,481
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 127
(1%)
| 10925 |
|---|
| October 2011 | 3,545
(32%)
| 3,257
(30%)
| 2,526
(23%)
| 1,474
(14%)
| -
(0%)
| 115
(1%)
| 10917 |
|---|
| September 2011 | 3,612
(33%)
| 3,306
(30%)
| 2,497
(23%)
| 1,477
(13%)
| -
(0%)
| 117
(1%)
| 11009 |
|---|
| August 2011 | 3,628
(33%)
| 3,335
(30%)
| 2,457
(22%)
| 1,471
(13%)
| -
(0%)
| 126
(1%)
| 11017 |
|---|
| July 2011 | 3,640
(33%)
| 3,309
(30%)
| 2,400
(22%)
| 1,398
(13%)
| 106
(1%)
| 120
(1%)
| 10973 |
|---|
| June 2011 | 3,656
(33%)
| 3,338
(30%)
| 2,339
(21%)
| 1,392
(13%)
| 121
(1%)
| 115
(1%)
| 10961 |
|---|
| May 2011 | 3,667
(34%)
| 3,374
(31%)
| 2,299
(21%)
| 1,376
(13%)
| 124
(1%)
| 104
(1%)
| 10944 |
|---|