Legal 500

The Legal 500 publishes independent research and rankings that benchmark law firms and lawyers by practice area, jurisdiction and client satisfaction. Its products include rankings, country comparative guides, LegalBusiness news, GC Powerlist, Mondaq, client-experience data products, events and law firm networks.

Its customers are corporate clients who use the research to instruct or review law firms, and law firms that submit data and buy client satisfaction reports and benchmarking products. The website describes revenue from data products, events and publishing, but does not give pricing or revenue figures.

The company was founded by John Pritchard in 1987 and describes itself as operating in over 100 countries. The website lists a team of over 150 researchers, technologists, data analysts, journalists and content specialists. The site does not name headquarters or office cities. Open roles listed on the site are in Leeds, Bristol and London.

Product: Law firm rankings, client satisfaction data products, country comparative guides and legal market publications.