{ "name": "Issafu Legal Fee Index", "title": "Legal Fee Index", "url": "https://issafu.com/datasets/legal-fee-index/", "csv": "https://issafu.com/datasets/legal-fee-index.csv", "markdown": "https://issafu.com/datasets/legal-fee-index/index.md", "computed_at": "2026-09-15", "license": "https://issafu.com/terms", "headline": "The median published figure in the Legal Fee Index is 600 GBP across 5 sources' own pages (range 399 to 1,500 GBP), read 15 September 2026.", "quotes": [ "The median published figure in the Legal Fee Index is 600 GBP across 5 sources' own pages (range 399 to 1,500 GBP), read 15 September 2026.", "5 of the 21 named sources read in full publish a figure; 16 publish none, read 15 September 2026." ], "citation": "\"Issafu Legal Fee Index\", updated 2026-09-15, https://issafu.com/datasets/legal-fee-index/.", "changed_since": null, "national": { "unit": "GBP", "n": 5, "median": 600, "min": 399, "max": 1500, "p25": 449.5, "p75": 1500, "mean": 899.8, "units": { "GBP": 5 }, "published_sources": 5, "named_sources": 23, "read_sources": 21, "not_published": 16, "published_share": 0.238 }, "by_axis": {}, "rows": [ { "source": "Howells Solicitors, fixed fee divorce", "url": "https://howells.law/services/family-law-solicitors/divorce-solicitors/fixed-fee-divorce/", "figure": "£399 ", "value": 399, "unit": "GBP", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Our Fixed Fee: £399 + VAT (£79.80)", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "b49730b2205335870a1a08f5fea04c900a576ae1ec0b27151cf61233d546cba6" }, { "source": "McAlister Family Law, fixed fee divorce", "url": "https://www.mcalisterfamilylaw.co.uk/services/divorce/fixed-fee-divorce/", "figure": "£500 ", "value": 500, "unit": "GBP", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "If you are the applicant, then our fixed fee divorce packages are available for £500 plus VAT and a court fee of £593.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "8af19f02bd21e75f49ae3b31beabe356c573f75e475bd0d57f861033a1d4ce05" }, { "source": "Stephensons Solicitors, fixed price divorce", "url": "https://www.stephensons.co.uk/site/individuals/srvfamily/familydivorce/divoce_payment_options/", "figure": "£1,500 ", "value": 1500, "unit": "GBP", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Our applicant fixed fee is £1,500 in total.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "76cf17e59ea6f1daf621d7dddf5a9918e3050058c7775f629d9c5d4630523e27" }, { "source": "Wembley Solicitors, fixed fee divorce", "url": "https://wembleysolicitors.com/fixed-fee-divorce-solicitors", "figure": "£1500 ", "value": 1500, "unit": "GBP", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "Wembley Solicitors charges a fixed fee starting from £1500 + VAT for simple cases.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "765f061f7fea2010c569722b848844f1a595463d5d72600ef0d1125f06830209" }, { "source": "Co-op Legal Services, divorce", "url": "https://www.co-oplegalservices.co.uk/family-law-solicitors/divorce/", "figure": "£600, ", "value": 600, "unit": "GBP", "axis": {}, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "quote": "For applicants, our fixed fee divorce service costs from £600, providing both people agree to the divorce.", "source_class": "primary-provider-own-site", "text_sha256": "74615ef64fd419a536f1811b33921bb105df5fe0c4ed23ebce7b90ad40e5471a" } ], "not_published": [ { "source": "Fieldfisher, no win no fee", "url": "https://www.fieldfisher.com/en/injury-claims/about-us/funding-claims/no-win-no-fee", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Irwin Mitchell, no win no fee personal injury", "url": "https://www.irwinmitchell.com/personal-injury-claims/no-win-no-fee", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Turco Legal, pricing", "url": "https://turcolegal.com/pricing/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Sacramento Law Group, divorce attorney fees", "url": "https://sacramentolawgroup.com/divorce-attorney/fees/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Jin Kim, divorce attorney fees", "url": "https://sacramentodivorce.us/fees/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Minella Law Group, retaining a family law attorney", "url": "https://minellalawgroup.com/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-retain-a-family-law-attorney/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "KGG Law, common fees for a divorce", "url": "https://www.kgglaw.com/article/common-fees-for-a-divorce/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "J. Carroll Law, California divorce lawyer cost", "url": "https://www.jcarrolllaw.com/blog/california-divorce-lawyer-cost/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "JP Sherman Law, divorce lawyer charges", "url": "https://jpshermanlaw.com/blog/divorce-lawyer-charges-explained-what-youll-actually-pay-in-2026/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Morgan & Morgan, social security disability attorney fees", "url": "https://www.forthepeople.com/blog/social-security-disability-attorney-fees-how-it-works/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Cannon Disability Law, attorney fees in disability cases", "url": "https://cannondisability.com/blog/attorney-fees-in-disability-cases/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Silver Tax Group, tax attorney cost", "url": "https://silvertaxgroup.com/tax-attorney-cost/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Quittance, why injury solicitors charge 25%", "url": "https://www.quittance.co.uk/personal-injury/advice/no-win-no-fee/why-do-most-injury-solicitors-charge-25-success-fees", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Legal Expert, why most injury solicitors charge 25% success fees", "url": "https://www.legalexpert.co.uk/personal-injury-compensation/faqs/why-do-most-injury-solicitors-charge-25-success-fees/", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "Nolo, maximum attorney fee for SSDI or SSI disability", "url": "https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/when-can-social-security-disability-lawyer-take-more-than-6000-your-backpay.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" }, { "source": "nolo.com", "url": "https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/when-can-social-security-disability-lawyer-take-more-than-6000-your-backpay.html", "retrieved_at": "2026-09-12", "reason": "every candidate on the page was refused" } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://howells.law/services/family-law-solicitors/divorce-solicitors/fixed-fee-divorce/", "label": "Howells Solicitors, fixed fee divorce", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.mcalisterfamilylaw.co.uk/services/divorce/fixed-fee-divorce/", "label": "McAlister Family Law, fixed fee divorce", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.stephensons.co.uk/site/individuals/srvfamily/familydivorce/divoce_payment_options/", "label": "Stephensons Solicitors, fixed price divorce", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://wembleysolicitors.com/fixed-fee-divorce-solicitors", "label": "Wembley Solicitors, fixed fee divorce", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.co-oplegalservices.co.uk/family-law-solicitors/divorce/", "label": "Co-op Legal Services, divorce", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.fieldfisher.com/en/injury-claims/about-us/funding-claims/no-win-no-fee", "label": "Fieldfisher, no win no fee", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.irwinmitchell.com/personal-injury-claims/no-win-no-fee", "label": "Irwin Mitchell, no win no fee personal injury", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://turcolegal.com/pricing/", "label": "Turco Legal, pricing", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://sacramentolawgroup.com/divorce-attorney/fees/", "label": "Sacramento Law Group, divorce attorney fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://sacramentodivorce.us/fees/", "label": "Jin Kim, divorce attorney fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://minellalawgroup.com/blog/how-much-does-it-cost-to-retain-a-family-law-attorney/", "label": "Minella Law Group, retaining a family law attorney", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.kgglaw.com/article/common-fees-for-a-divorce/", "label": "KGG Law, common fees for a divorce", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.jcarrolllaw.com/blog/california-divorce-lawyer-cost/", "label": "J. Carroll Law, California divorce lawyer cost", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://jpshermanlaw.com/blog/divorce-lawyer-charges-explained-what-youll-actually-pay-in-2026/", "label": "JP Sherman Law, divorce lawyer charges", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.forthepeople.com/blog/social-security-disability-attorney-fees-how-it-works/", "label": "Morgan & Morgan, social security disability attorney fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://cannondisability.com/blog/attorney-fees-in-disability-cases/", "label": "Cannon Disability Law, attorney fees in disability cases", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://silvertaxgroup.com/tax-attorney-cost/", "label": "Silver Tax Group, tax attorney cost", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.quittance.co.uk/personal-injury/advice/no-win-no-fee/why-do-most-injury-solicitors-charge-25-success-fees", "label": "Quittance, why injury solicitors charge 25%", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.legalexpert.co.uk/personal-injury-compensation/faqs/why-do-most-injury-solicitors-charge-25-success-fees/", "label": "Legal Expert, why most injury solicitors charge 25% success fees", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/when-can-social-security-disability-lawyer-take-more-than-6000-your-backpay.html", "label": "Nolo, maximum attorney fee for SSDI or SSI disability", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.candcsolicitors.co.uk/blog/what-percentage-do-no-win-no-fee-solicitors-take/", "label": "C&C Solicitors, what percentage do no win no fee solicitors take", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/register/", "label": "sra.org.uk", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" }, { "url": "https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/when-can-social-security-disability-lawyer-take-more-than-6000-your-backpay.html", "label": "nolo.com", "license": "the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment" } ], "methodology": "Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 5 of the 21 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 16 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 128 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. Derivation as chartered: the published fee per matter type per jurisdiction, and the publication rate itself: England and Wales firms must publish prices for named matters under the SRA transparency rules, so a fixed-fee divorce is quotable to the pound and the spread across firms is real (£399+VAT to £1,500 for the same applicant divorce on the five firms read here), while the US side is hourly and retainer bands published voluntarily by a minority. Beside it, the statutory ceilings that cap what any of them may charge - the 25% LASPO success-fee cap in GB and the SSA's $9,200 disability representative cap in the US - so a quoted fee can be read against its legal maximum.", "embed": "

600 GBP

median published figure, Legal Fee Index, across 5 sources, read 15 September 2026

Source: Issafu Legal Fee Index
" }