South West

Buyers guide to legal services

Welcome to the South West 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.

Legal Topics

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 top firms

Regional Heavyweights

Level 1

Burges Salmon LLP Bristol
Osborne Clarke Bristol
TLT LLP Bristol

Level 2

Ashfords LLP Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Taunton, Tiverton
Beachcroft Bristol
Bevan Brittan LLP Bristol
Bond Pearce LLP Bristol, Plymouth
Clarke Willmott LLP Bristol, Taunton

Level 3

Foot Anstey Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton
Lester Aldridge LLP Bournemouth
Michelmores LLP Exeter
Stephens Scown LLP Exeter, Truro, St Austell
Thrings LLP Bristol, Bath, London, Swindon
Veale Wasbrough Vizards Bristol