What is the scale, scope and function of the unregulated legal services market in England and Wales?
Background
We want to create the conditions for the UK’s legal services sector to flourish by developing a sustainable, efficient and effective system. This includes securing legal services market access overseas, growing the UK’s market share, and enhancing the international competitiveness and attractiveness of the legal sector.
Next steps
We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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The impact of the 2007 Legal Services Act on organisational form, the legal profession, and future skills requirements.
The legal services sector is of fundamental importance to the UK economy both in terms of its contribution to national wealth, and because it plays an important enabling function for other enterprise in the UK. The secto...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on the impact of the 2007 Legal Services Act on the legal services sector in England and Wales, which directly addresses the question.
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Comparison Framework - Legal Services
Legal Utopia has built its position in the UK market to assist the public in finding and selecting regulated lawyers, whilst also pioneering in the legal diagnostics field to help people identify and understand the legal...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to create a comparison framework to improve access to legal services in the regulated market, aligning legal and customer needs.
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Oxford Brookes University and Brethertons LLP
To create the 'legal firm of the future', in response to regulatory and market developments, via changes to corporate culture, access channels and business architectures....
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on creating the 'legal firm of the future' in response to regulatory and market developments, which could partially address the question about the legal services market in England and Wales.