East Anglia’s legal market has continued to demonstrate its resilience following challenging conditions in recent years, according to the newly-published Legal 500 UK Solicitors 2025 rankings.

While a long-predicted wave of insolvencies is yet to materialise, it says restructuring practices remain steady in the region, particularly in the SME and mid-market spaces. Cambridge, Norwich and Peterborough have all seen 'notable real estate action', with housing, commercial and mixed-use developments dominating law firms' workloads.

Firms have also been kept busy with work on biodiversity net gain and other diversification projects. The guide ranks almost 60 law firms across 40 practice areas in East Anglia, with over 300 rankings in total. Birketts and Mills and Reeve are the two firms in the market with over 30 rankings and also lead on individual rankings, with each firm having close to 90 lawyers featuring across the hall of fame, leading partners, next generation partners and leading associates tables. Ashtons Legal, Howes Percival and HCR Hewitsons also feature in the top five both in terms of total rankings and number of individuals ranked. See fuller details on the Legal 500 in East Anglia in the coming issue of Business in East Anglia magazine.