Registers of legal professionals

Solicitors Regulation Authority

The SRA regulates solicitors, some lawyers from overseas and the law firms they work for.

• Solicitors Register

Bar Standards Board

Barristers, and some specialised legal services businesses, in England and Wales are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.

• Find a Barrister

CILEx Regulation

Individual lawyers regulated by CILEx Regulation who are:

• Chartered Legal Executives and
• CILEx Practitioners
• Find a Chartered Legal Executive / CILEx Practitioner
• Find a law firm regulated by CILEx Regulation (known as CILEx Authorised Entities)

Council for Licensed Conveyancers

Some specialist conveyancing and probate lawyers are regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).

CLC regulated services

• Probate
• Conveyancing
• Find a CLC practice or lawyer

ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)

Some probate practitioners and firms are regulated by ICAEW.

• Find probate accredited firms
• See the full list of chartered accountants or firms.

Patent Attorneys and Trade Mark Attorneys are regulated by the Intellectual Property Regulation Board.

Find a Patent or Trade Mark Attorney

The Faculty Office

Notaries Public in England and Wales are regulated by The Faculty Office.

• Find a notary

Costs Lawyer Standards Board

Costs lawyers are regulated by the Costs Lawyer Standards Board.

• Find a Costs Lawyer