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 legal advisers 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 Firms and CILEX-ACCA Probate Firms)

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