Insight

The legal profession is constantly changing. We develop insight drawing on knowledge from high quality research, evaluation and data, to help our members understand how they can improve performance and productivity. Our insights cover the make-up of the profession, topical issues affecting solicitors and wider legal market trends. All our recent reports can be downloaded below.

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Male champions for change roundtables report

This report sets out the findings of our men's roundtables held across England and Wales from November 2018 to March 2019.

31 May 2019
Influencing for impact: The need for gender equality in the legal profession

This report examines the top findings from the 225 women's roundtable discussions held as part of our Women in Leadership in Law project.

08 Mar 2019
Lawtech Adoption Research report

Our research explores what types of lawtech providers are gaining traction in different sectors of the profession and the drivers behind this.

14 Feb 2019
APPG on Legal and Constitutional Affairs report: The effect of Brexit on legal services

The APPG on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has launched a new report following an inquiry into the effect of Brexit on legal services.

22 Oct 2018
Understanding website hacking and how to protect your practice

The Law Society has produced a report in partnership with website security provider, SharkGate.

02 Oct 2018
The impact of legal aid capital and contribution thresholds for victims of domestic violence

Law Society research shows the impact on victims of domestic violence of the changes to legal aid eligibility rules regarding capital and income under LASPO.

28 Sep 2018
Paying for legal help when ineligible for criminal legal aid – report

This report considers how people who do not qualify for criminal legal aid can afford to pay their legal costs without falling into poverty.

28 Sep 2018
UN submission on Turkey – international law breaches of independence of the legal profession

We submitted a report to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers on human rights violations.

27 Sep 2018
PII surveys

These surveys look at solicitors’ experiences of renewing their PII, to identify areas of difficulty and analyse market trends.

20 Sep 2018
Legal services sector forecasts

Forecasts of turnover, employment, net exports and prices for the UK legal services sector.

22 Aug 2018
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