Solicitors who specialise
All solicitors have a generalist qualification to practice law; they are not required to work only in one or two particular areas of law. Accordingly, firms of solicitors are able to offer legal services covering a wide range of matters. However, increasingly, individual solicitors within firms specialise in only one or two areas of law.
If the firm of solicitors you normally use proves unable to assist you with a particular matter, it will refer you to a firm that is able to help you. Alternatively, the firm you normally use may seek advice on your behalf from a solicitor or barrister who has more-specialised legal knowledge.
Every year, all solicitors have the opportunity to tell the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) about up to six areas of law in which they specialise. The information they provide is entered into our Find a solicitor database. Use Find a solicitor to search for firms that include solicitors who have reported to the SRA that they specialise in particular areas of law.
To locate a solicitor with proven expertise in a particular area of law (eg family law, planning law or the legal aspects of insolvency and bankruptcy), use Find a solicitor to search for members of the SRA's accreditation schemes. All accreditation scheme members have demonstrated their specialist expertise by successfully completing a range of tests, examinations, interviews and role-play assessments.
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