How rankings are calculated

Every firm receives a Best Solicitor Score (BSS) calculated from three weighted components:

• Review Volume (40%) — total qualifying Google reviews, with logarithmic diminishing returns (ceiling 2,000)
• Rating Quality (35%) — average Google star rating, normalised 3.0–5.0
• Review Recency (25%) — blended share and count of reviews from the last 12 months

To be ranked a firm must have a minimum of 20 qualifying Google reviews, a verified Google Place ID and a published profile.

First-place awards are per practice area and city, with at least 3 eligible firms. There is no overall city #1 award. First-place eligibility uses positive locked cycle scores for law firms with 20+ reviews and verified practice areas, including firm-verified selections. Equal practice-area scores are resolved by Google review count, then Google rating; identical triples share their position. Tiers #2–7 remain city-wide. Issued certificates remain valid.