Smaller Firm Research 2025

Smaller law firms form an important part of the Scottish legal sector. To better understand the issues facing practitioners in that sector, the Law Society of Scotland commissioned research among members working in smaller practices.

The research was an opportunity to dig deeper into those issues, not only the challenges, but also where members saw opportunities for smaller practices to thrive. Thanks to the number of members who participated in the research, we have a detailed picture of those challenges and opportunities.

Based on what members told us through the research, we have reviewed and made changes to the support we offer smaller firms. These are detailed below.