Law firms: in rude health?
In collaboration with Law.com, we have analysed the latest set of filed accounts for the top 50 UK law firms for the year 2022-23 and the UK legal market appears to be in rude health. They reveal revenue for the top 50 firms was just under £24 billion, up 8.54% on the previous year. It was only in 2020/21 that the top 50 broke through the £20 billion barrier.
Top 50 accounts analysis 2022-2023
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See last year’s Top 50 analysis (2021-2022)
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Whilst the revenue for the top 50 firms was just under £24 billion this year, inflation peaked at over 11% during the year. So, does growth of 8.54% actually mean that UK law firms have merely stood still?
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From this year’s accounts, it’s clear to see that firms have struggled to pass on increases in their cost base to clients. Rising costs in salaries and energy were also joined by increased expenditure in IT.
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