The Best Solicitors in Leeds

Updated Sept 202616 firms evaluated10 listed Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Leeds has a legal market to match its size. National commercial firms keep their head offices on Wellington Street, independents run to two hundred people, and specialist family boutiques sit within a few streets of Park Square. These ten were ranked on the five checks we run on every firm. Rank one is the best overall, ranks two to four are the best for family law, conveyancing and commercial work, and the rest cleared the same checks. How we rank

01 Best overall
02 Best for family law
03 Best for conveyancing
04 Best for commercial
05+The rest of the shortlist, ranked on the same five checks

Why they are on this list

Ranked by the Legal 500 in both the Yorkshire family table and the Leeds corporate and commercial table, which is rare for a firm that also does conveyancing and wills
States a team of 240 people and 33 partners, led by the same managing partner since 2008, from a head office at 29 King Street with a second office in London
Holds Lexcel, the Law Society's audited practice management standard, and is an accredited member of the Conveyancing Quality Scheme
SRA regulated under number 419628, published on the site
Publishes a pricing page, which most firms of this size do not

Why they are on this list

Ranked in the Legal 500's top tier for family law in Leeds and West Yorkshire, and states it has held top tier rankings in the Legal 500 and Chambers for over three decades
Does family law and nothing else, from divorce and financial remedies to children work, with Law Society Children Panel members on the team
Won Family Law Firm of the Year North at the Family Law Awards in two consecutive years, 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022
Headquartered at Carlton Tower on St Paul's Street, with further offices in Harrogate and York
Follows the Resolution code and encourages mediation before court, which is the right instinct for most separating couples
SRA regulated under number 618736, published in the site footer

Why they are on this list

Won The ESTAS Conveyancer Awards for Yorkshire in 2025 and for West Yorkshire and Yorkshire and the Humber in 2021, awards decided on client feedback
Runs an online conveyancing quote page, so you get a figure before you pick up the phone
Independent and based on Street Lane in North Leeds since 2002, open Monday to Friday, 8.45am to 5.30pm
Also ranked Tier 2 by the Legal 500 for family law in Yorkshire, with its head of family law recognised individually as a Tier 1 lawyer
SRA regulated under number 807074, published on the site
A single-office firm, so it suits a straightforward move rather than a complex chain that needs a large team

Why they are on this list

Ranked in the Legal 500's top tier for corporate and commercial work in Leeds, alongside the national firms
Head office at 33 Wellington Street in Leeds, and run from Leeds rather than from a London headquarters
States specialists in more than 40 areas of law and work in over 70 countries in the last two years, for clients including banks, insurers, retailers and listed companies
Lexcel accredited and regulated by the SRA, per its governance page
A commercial firm only, with no family, conveyancing or private client work, so this is a slot for business owners
Publishes no fees, so the estimate comes out of the first conversation

Founded in Leeds in 1978 as S.C. Harrison and Co, and states it now employs over 450 staff across 27 offices in Yorkshire and beyond
Became 100 percent owned by its employees, which is unusual for a firm of this size
Won Law Firm of the Year (Medium) at the Yorkshire Legal Awards in 2022
Describes itself as the most accredited law firm in Yorkshire on the strength of its Law Society accreditations
Head office at Duke House on Wellington Street, with branches across the city including Pudsey
Publishes a fees page and offers no win no fee arrangements for injury claims

Ranked in the Legal 500's top tier for family law in Leeds and West Yorkshire, and states it has retained that ranking in the latest edition
Every lawyer at the firm practises exclusively in family law and follows the Resolution code of practice
Publishes its mediation prices, with a mediation information and assessment meeting at £175 plus VAT per person and joint sessions from £200 plus VAT per person per hour
Based at Park House on Park Square West, a short walk from Leeds City Station
SRA regulated under number 569770, published on the site

Ranks 07 to 10

Gordons LLP

Yorkshire commercial firm with one of the region's largest property teams.

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Ramsdens Solicitors

Huddersfield-rooted firm with a national conveyancing award and a Leeds office.

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Emsleys Solicitors

East Leeds firm selling fixed fees to families and homeowners.

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Levi Solicitors

Founded in 1934, with published prices for wills and probate.

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Compare at a glance

Rank	Firm	Best for	Specialisms	Price	Rating	Area
01	Blacks Solicitors	One firm for home and business	Corporate · Family · Conveyancing · Disputes	Not published	Not verified	City centre
02	Jones Myers	Divorce, finances and children	Divorce · Financial remedies · Children · Mediation	Not published	Not verified	City centre
03	Winston Solicitors	Buying or selling in Leeds without fuss	Conveyancing · Remortgage · Wills · Family	Not published	Not verified	North Leeds
04	Walker Morris	Businesses that need one firm for everything	Corporate · Commercial · Real estate · Disputes	Not published	Not verified	City centre
05	Ison Harrison	A local branch and a wide range of work	Conveyancing · Family · Personal injury · Wills	Not published	Not verified	City centre
06	Lake Legal	Separation handled without a courtroom	Divorce · Finances · Children · Mediation	££	Not verified	City centre
07	Gordons LLP	Property-heavy businesses and landlords	Corporate · Commercial property · Residential property · Disputes	Not published	Not verified	City centre
08	Ramsdens Solicitors	Conveyancing and probate with a big team behind it	Conveyancing · Probate · Family · Personal injury	Not published	Not verified	City centre
09	Emsleys Solicitors	Fixed-fee wills and house moves in east Leeds	Conveyancing · Wills · Family · Disputes	Not published	Not verified	Colton
10	Levi Solicitors	Wills, probate and disputes at a published price	Wills · Probate · Disputes · Immigration	££	Not verified	City centre

Before you instruct a firm in Leeds

Check the register first. Every firm here appears on the Solicitors Regulation Authority register, and the number is on the card where the firm publishes it. Check it again yourself before you sign anything, because firms merge, rename and occasionally lose their authorisation between our quarterly re-checks.

Ask which office runs your file. Three of the firms on this list are headquartered elsewhere in Yorkshire or run several branches. The Leeds address on the website is not always where the person handling your matter sits.

Get the estimate in writing. Fixed fees exist for conveyancing, wills and settlement agreements, and two firms here print theirs. Everything else is hourly, and an estimate given on the phone is not the same as one written into a client care letter.

The Leeds legal market

The big commercial firms cluster on Wellington Street, where Walker Morris keeps its head office, and the family specialists cluster around Park Square. The independents in between, Blacks, Ison Harrison and Levi among them, are the firms most people in Leeds actually use, because they do the house move, the will and the business sale under one roof.

Frequently asked

How do I check a Leeds solicitor is regulated?

Look the firm up on the Solicitors Regulation Authority register. Every firm on this list was checked there before it was listed, and where a firm publishes its SRA number we show it on the card. Two firms on the list do not show the number on the pages we read, and the cards say so.

Why is a family law firm ranked above Walker Morris?

Because ranks two to four are not a straight ranking. Rank one is the best firm overall. Ranks two, three and four are the best firm for family law, conveyancing and commercial work respectively. Jones Myers at rank two is the best place in Leeds to take a divorce, not a claim that it beats Walker Morris at company work.

Do I need a solicitor based in Leeds?

For conveyancing and most paperwork-led work, no. For family, criminal and dispute work, a firm that knows the Leeds courts and can sit down with you is worth more than a cheaper firm at the other end of the country. Several firms here have branches in the suburbs as well as the city centre.

How much do solicitors in Leeds charge?

It depends on the work and on who does it. The firms on this list that publish prices are marked with one to three pound signs, and Levi Solicitors and Lake Legal print exact figures for wills and mediation. Commercial and dispute work is mostly hourly, quoted after a first meeting. Ask for the estimate in writing before you instruct.

What is the difference between a solicitor and a barrister?

A solicitor is the lawyer you hire. They advise, draft, negotiate and run your case. A barrister is a courtroom specialist, usually instructed by your solicitor when a case goes to trial at Leeds Combined Court Centre or the county court.

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The Best Solicitors in Leeds

Blacks Solicitors

Jones Myers

Winston Solicitors

Walker Morris

Ison Harrison

Lake Legal

Gordons LLP

Ramsdens Solicitors

Emsleys Solicitors

Levi Solicitors

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