Midlands

Buyers guide to legal services

Welcome to the Midlands edition of Insider's Buyers Guide to Legal Services. This guide is designed to help business owners navigate the plethora of law firms in the market and choose the provider best able to provide the services they require.

To do this, we've combined expert commentary from the region's leading law firms with info from the Legal 500.

To do this, we've combined unique expert commentary from the region's leading law firms, alongside statistics from the Legal 500. First published in 1988, The Legal 500 United Kingdom has developed into the largest and most in-depth survey of the UK legal market, analysing the practices of more than 1,000 law firms and ranking them in various categories.

The Legal 500 ranks its entrants based on a complex combination of size and strength in depth, influenced by all the things that make the complete practice in that field. See the full list of Legal 500 criteria.

Legal 500 criteria

  • Most prestigious clients
  • Individuals with the contacts at, and credibility with, the top clients
  • In-depth capability beyond star partners
  • Very strong technical ability available for the most complex work
  • Capacity for the biggest transactions/cases
  • Market share
  • Historical track record on top deals/cases
  • Clear investment for the future in a particular practice area
  • Progress made with acquiring new clients/ market share
  • Strength in associated areas – eg can an M&A department undertake competition work to an equal standard?
  • Reputation for handling complex, innovative deals
  • Capacity to handle all client requirements in an area – eg international offices/connections
  • Commitment to IT and the use of IT to improve client services
  • Perception in the market
Source: Legal 500, ©2011legal_500_small1.jpg

Legal 500 top firms

Regional Heavyweights: East Midlands

Level 1

Browne Jacobson LLP Nottingham
Eversheds LLP Nottingham
Freeth Cartwright LLP Derby, Leicester, Nottingham

Level 2

Geldards LLP Derby, Nottingham
Shoosmiths Northampton, Nottingham

Level 3

Gateley Leicester, Nottingham
Harvey Ingram LLP Leicester
Howes Percival LLP Leicester, Northampton
Nelsons Solicitors Derby, Leicester, Nottingham
Wilkin Chapman Grimsby, Lincoln

Regional Heavyweights: West Midlands

Level 1

Wragge & Co LLP Birmingham

Level 2

DLA Piper UK LLP Birmingham
Eversheds LLP Birmingham
Pinsent Masons LLP Birmingham

Level 3

Gateley Birmingham
Martineau Birmingham
Shoosmiths Birmingham
Squire Sanders Hammonds Birmingham

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