City Guide to life in Leeds
Information kindly provided by Clarion Solicitors LLP
Overview
Leeds is a vibrant city with a rapidly expanding economy. Leeds was recently voted the UKs best city for business and also the safest City in England for women. Leeds has a growing reputation as as cultural centre to rival that of Manchester. It is the second largest metropolitan district in the UK. Leeds rail station is the largest outside of London and c110,000 people commute to Leeds every day. This city has the largest Legal sector outside of London employing over 8,000 people in a wide variety of Legal Jobs.
The Legal Scene
On the legal front Leeds is home to a number of Legal 500 firms and the top of the Leeds legal market is referred to as the ‘big 6′, namely; Addleshaw Goddard, Eversheds, Hammonds, DLA Piper, Pinsent Masons and Walker Morris. 5 of which are major national players {who incidently employ over 1000 Lawyers betwee them}, the remaining law firm Walker Morris is a Leeds purebred. (more…)
