Client referees deadline for law firms: Monday 8 June 2026

Editorial submission deadline for law firms: Monday 8 June 2026

Client referee and editorial submission deadline for the Bar: Friday 26 June 2026

Follow-up research will start on Monday 29 June 2026

Publication for China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: Mid-November 2026

Publication for the Asia Pacific guide: Mid-January 2027

The research schedule and guidelines for Legal 500 Canada edition are now below.

Submissions and Referee Deadline: 19 June 2026.

Research dates: 29 June – 28 August 2026

Publication date: 17 November

The research schedule and guidelines for Legal 500 Caribbean edition are now below:

Both Caribbean Solicitors and the Bar have a submission deadline of Friday 12 June 2026.

Research Schedule: Monday 29th June – Friday 28th August.

Launch date: Wednesday 4 November 2026.

Submission Deadline: 3 July

Research Deadline: 24 July

Deadline for submissions and referee spreadsheets: 31st January 2026

Referees deadline for law firms (including Nordics): Monday 3rd of August 2026

Editorial submission deadline: Monday 3rd August 2026

Editorial submission deadline for Nordics only (Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden): Friday 28th August 2026

Follow-up research will start in September 2026

Publication: March 2027

Referees deadline for English Bar in the Middle East:  Monday 3rd of August 2026

Editorial submission deadline for English Bar in the Middle East:  Monday 3rd August 2026

Referee form deadline: 29 May 2026

Editorial submission deadline: 29 May 2026

Research schedule info

Firm interviews conducted: June – July 2026

Publication: February 2027

Submission deadlines:

Europe: 20 November 2025; next deadline announced in August 2026

UK: 20 March 2026

Asia Pacific: 8 June 2026

US: 20 November 2025; next deadline announced in August 2026

Client referees deadline: Wednesday 18th February 2026

Editorial submission deadline: Wednesday 18th February 2026

Firm interviews conducted: 18th February – 24th April 2026

Publication: October 2026

London and PATMA deadline: Friday 20th March 2026

UK Regions deadline: Friday 6 February 2026

Launch date: Wednesday 30th September 2026

London Bar deadline: Submissions and referees: 17 April 2026

Regional Bar deadline: Submissions and referees: 18 February 2026

Scottish Bar deadline: Submissions and referees: 18 February 2026

Launch date: Thursday 1st October 2026

Interview deadline: July 17th 2026

Submission deadline/research: August 14th 2026

Editorial submission deadline: November 14 2025

Firms interviews conducted: December 2025 to February 2026

Publication: June 10 2026

Client referees deadline: September 30th 2026

Editorial submission deadline: September 30th 2026

Submissions deadline: September 9th 2026

Research: September-December 2026