Now in its 28th year, the annual statistical report provides authoritative and reliable analysis of the composition and size of the solicitors' profession and describes trends in the entry of solicitors to the profession.Trends in the Solicitors' Profession offers invaluable intelligence on the solicitors' profession. The report's key headline findings include the following:as at 31 July 2011 there were 159,524 solicitors on the Roll121,933 (76.4%) of those solicitors held practising certificates, an increase of 3.5% on the previous yearthe total number of solicitors holding practising certificates has grown by 206.4% since 1981 at an average annual rate of 3.8%72.1% of solicitors holding practising certificates worked in private practice in England and Wales.The information is analysed further within the report, offering insight into aspects including the:gender balance within the professionethnic profile of the professionsize, location, and staff composition of solicitors' firmsThe primary source for this report is the Law Society Group's REGIS database. This is maintained by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and contains records of all solicitors at all stages in their career.

Now in its 28th year, the annual statistical report provides authoritative and reliable analysis of the composition and size of the solicitors' profession and describes trends in the entry of solicitors to the profession.Trends in the Solicitors' Profession offers invaluable intelligence on the solicitors' profession. The report's key headline findings include the following:as at 31 July 2011 there were 159,524 solicitors on the Roll121,933 (76.4%) of those solicitors held practising certificates, an increase of 3.5% on the previous yearthe total number of solicitors holding practising certificates has grown by 206.4% since 1981 at an average annual rate of 3.8%72.1% of solicitors holding practising certificates worked in private practice in England and Wales.The information is analysed further within the report, offering insight into aspects including the:gender balance within the professionethnic profile of the professionsize, location, and staff composition of solicitors' firmsThe primary source for this report is the Law Society Group's REGIS database. This is maintained by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and contains records of all solicitors at all stages in their career.