Divorce lawyers: Legal Fee Index
The median published figure in the Legal Fee Index is 600 GBP across 5 sources' own pages in GBP (range 399 to 1,500 GBP; 10 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.
10 of the 20 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 600 GBP across 5).
By fee model and jurisdiction
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| fee modelsuccess fee | 25% | 25 to 25% | 1 |
| fee modelhourly | 250USD | 250 to 250USD | 1 |
| fee modelstatutory cap | 25% | 25 to 25% | 1 |
| fee modelstatutory cap | 9,200USD | 9,200 to 9,200USD | 1 |
| jurisdictionEngland and Wales | 25% | 25 to 25% | 1 |
| jurisdictionUS | 9,200USD | 9,200 to 9,200USD | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolo, maximum attorney fee for SSDI or SSI disability | 9,200USD | US | 2026-10-12 |
| Nolo, maximum attorney fee for SSDI or SSI disability | 9,200USD | statutory cap | 2026-10-12 |
| Stephensons Solicitors, fixed price divorce | 1,500GBP | 2026-10-12 | |
| Wembley Solicitors, fixed fee divorce | 1,500GBP + VAT | 2026-10-12 | |
| Co-op Legal Services, divorce | 600GBP | 2026-10-12 | |
| McAlister Family Law, fixed fee divorce | 500GBP + VAT | 2026-10-12 | |
| Howells Solicitors, fixed fee divorce | 399GBP + VAT | 2026-10-12 | |
| Sacramento Law Group, divorce attorney fees | 250USD | hourly | 2026-10-12 |
| Fieldfisher, no win no fee | 25% | success fee | 2026-10-12 |
| Quittance, why injury solicitors charge 25% | 25% | England and Wales | 2026-10-12 |
| Legal Expert, why most injury solicitors charge 25% success fees | 25% | statutory cap | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (11)
- Nolo, maximum attorney fee for SSDI or SSI disability, read 2026-10-12:
Furthermore, if you are awarded SSDI or SSI, Congress has imposed a statutory cap on disability attorneys' fees of $9,200 or 25% of your back due benefits, whichever is smaller.
- Nolo, maximum attorney fee for SSDI or SSI disability, read 2026-10-12:
While attorney fees are capped at $9,200, lawyers are often paid much less.
- Stephensons Solicitors, fixed price divorce, read 2026-10-12:
Our applicant fixed fee is £1,500 in total.
- Wembley Solicitors, fixed fee divorce, read 2026-10-12:
Wembley Solicitors charges a fixed fee starting from £1500 + VAT for simple cases.
- Co-op Legal Services, divorce, read 2026-10-12:
For applicants, our fixed fee divorce service costs from £600, providing both people agree to the divorce.
- McAlister Family Law, fixed fee divorce, read 2026-10-12:
If you are the applicant, then our fixed fee divorce packages are available for £500 plus VAT and a court fee of £593.
- Howells Solicitors, fixed fee divorce, read 2026-10-12:
Our Fixed Fee: £399 + VAT (£79.80)
- Sacramento Law Group, divorce attorney fees, read 2026-10-12:
Our divorce attorney also charges $250 per hour.
- Fieldfisher, no win no fee, read 2026-10-12:
The success fee is inclusive of VAT and is capped at 25% of the compensation which you will receive for your past losses and for your pain and suffering.
- Quittance, why injury solicitors charge 25%, read 2026-10-12:
The Ministry of Justice imposes a maximum success fee cap of 25%.
- Legal Expert, why most injury solicitors charge 25% success fees, read 2026-10-12:
This amount is deducted from your compensation award and is capped at 25% under a CFA.
Read in full, publishes no figure
10 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Irwin Mitchell, no win no fee personal injury, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Turco Legal, pricing, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Jin Kim, divorce attorney fees, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Minella Law Group, retaining a family law attorney, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- KGG Law, common fees for a divorce, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- J. Carroll Law, California divorce lawyer cost, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- JP Sherman Law, divorce lawyer charges, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Morgan & Morgan, social security disability attorney fees, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Cannon Disability Law, attorney fees in disability cases, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Silver Tax Group, tax attorney cost, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our 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).
10 of the 20 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 10 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; 157 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): 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.
157 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (22)
- Howells Solicitors, fixed fee divorce(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- McAlister Family Law, fixed fee divorce(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Stephensons Solicitors, fixed price divorce(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Wembley Solicitors, fixed fee divorce(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Co-op Legal Services, divorce(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Fieldfisher, no win no fee(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Irwin Mitchell, no win no fee personal injury(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Turco Legal, pricing(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sacramento Law Group, divorce attorney fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Jin Kim, divorce attorney fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Minella Law Group, retaining a family law attorney(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- KGG Law, common fees for a divorce(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- J. Carroll Law, California divorce lawyer cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- JP Sherman Law, divorce lawyer charges(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Morgan & Morgan, social security disability attorney fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Cannon Disability Law, attorney fees in disability cases(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Silver Tax Group, tax attorney cost(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Quittance, why injury solicitors charge 25%(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Legal Expert, why most injury solicitors charge 25% success fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Nolo, maximum attorney fee for SSDI or SSI disability(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- C&C Solicitors, what percentage do no win no fee solicitors take(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- sra.org.uk(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The median published figure in the Legal Fee Index is 600 GBP across 5 sources' own pages in GBP (range 399 to 1,500 GBP; 10 sources publish a figure), read 12 October 2026.
10 of the 20 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
Legal Fee Index, fee model success fee: median 25 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Legal Fee Index, fee model hourly: median 250 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Legal Fee Index, fee model statutory cap: median 25 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Legal Fee Index, fee model statutory cap: median 9,200 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Legal Fee Index, jurisdiction England and Wales: median 25 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Legal Fee Index, jurisdiction US: median 9,200 USD across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 600 GBP across 5).
Cite as: "Issafu Legal Fee Index", updated 2026-10-22, https://issafu.com/datasets/legal-fee-index/.
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