This report, the second in the series, has been produced by a Law Society project team assessing the size, shape and nature of the legal services market, along with an analysis of drivers of change likely to influence the market of the future. It provides an assessment of four main sectors of the legal services market.These are: Top 200 solicitor firms - Solicitor firms comprising the top 200, by turnover, of SRA-regulated legal practicesSmall and medium firms (by turnover) outside the top 200 - Solicitor firms making up the remainder of SRA-regulated legal practices, for the purposes of this report, termed small and medium-sized law firms (with some reference to 'high street' or 'retail' practice where appropriateAdvocates - The Bar and other advocates such as solicitor advocates and legal executives with higher rights of audienceIn-house practice - Lawyers working in-house in commerce and industry.
