The South West offices of national law firm Clarke Willmott have once again ranked highly in this year’s Legal 500 guide, with numerous practice areas and individual lawyers being recognised.
Clarke Willmott’s offices in Bristol and Taunton were named in the top tier of the prestigious guide in seven practice areas: contentious trusts, tax and probate; employment; clinical negligence – claimant; professional negligence; debt recovery; property litigation and sport.
The guide, which ranks the UK’s top lawyers and firms, recommended Clarke Willmott’s
Bristol and Taunton offices in a further 17 practice areas.
Across Bristol and Taunton an impressive 14 lawyers were named as ‘Leading Partners’, four were named as ‘Leading Associates’ and a further six were named as ‘Next Generation Partners’. Meanwhile Clarke Willmott South West partner Alex Jakubowski (commercial litigation) was once again named in the elite ‘Hall of Fame’ list.
In total Clarke Willmott was ranked in 51 practice areas across all seven of its regional offices, with a new ranking for Employment – Health and Safety in the South West.
Individually, Clarke Willmott’s lawyers received a total of 131 recommendations, of which seven were improvements from last year and 59 were new recommendations for the 2027 edition – up from 41.
Head of Clarke Willmott’s Bristol office, Alistair Wallworth, said: “It is great to see that we have continued to build on our success in recent years and that the depth of expertise within the firm has been recognised with rankings across numerous practice areas. Our clients continue to place trust and confidence in us, which speaks to both the breadth and consistency of the services we deliver.”
Kirill Bingham, head of Clarke Willmott’s Taunton office, said: “Recognition is always welcome, particularly for our individually recommended people, who are at the heart of the firm and who continue to strive for excellence in meeting the evolving needs of our clients.”
Clarke Willmott CEO, Peter Swinburn, said: “The Legal 500 is an important independent benchmark of quality and service in our profession and this year’s outcome is a clear reflection of the outstanding talent, commitment and professionalism of our lawyers across every department.
“All of this is against a healthy financial backdrop which saw our revenues increase to over £68 million for 2026. Compared to many of our mid-sized competitors, we have an enviable financial position that increases our strategic flexibility to support both investment and growth.”
The Legal 500 series is widely acknowledged as the world’s largest legal guide. It is an independent guide and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit.
For a full overview of Clarke Willmott’s Legal 500 2027 results, including our national rankings and highlights from across the firm, read our main Legal 500 announcement here.
