The Law Society annual statistics report (ASR) provides a comprehensive picture of how the size and structure of the solicitors’ profession has evolved over time. The latest report gives a snapshot of the profession as of 31 July 2020.
Key findings:
- The number of solicitors with practising certificates (PC holders) reached 149,891 – an increase of 2% in the 12 months to 31 July 2020. There were 202,374 solicitors on the roll in total
- Women with practising certificates outnumbered men by over 6,600 – making up over 52% of all PC holders
- PC holders from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups dropped to 13.7%. This is likely due to an increase of non-reporting of ethnicity, with a record of over 33,500 unknown ethnic origins (nearly 5,000 more from the year before
- Students graduating with degrees in law from universities in England and Wales continued to rise, reaching over 17,000 in 2020. 80% of students graduated with a first or upper second classification
Read more and download a copy of the report here.
