LEGAL 500 UNITED KINGDOM BAR SUBMISSION PROCESS
Researchers
Details of researchers for the Regional Bar are now available.
Deadlines
The upcoming Regional Bar and Scottish Bar deadline has been extended to the 18th February. The extension is to facilitate the roll out of our new submissions platform, which is intended to streamline the submissions process and provide instant visibility of submitted and missing documents. The revised deadline provides additional time for firms to familiarise themselves with the new platform. The platform remains accessible during this time. If you have already submitted, then no further action is required.
Regional Bar: Submissions and referees: 18 February 2026
Scottish Bar: Submissions and referees: 18 February 2026
London Bar: Submissions and referees: 17 April 2026
Please use the submissions template and referee spreadsheet below. Please ensure you are using the newest versions of the templates and spreadsheets – using versions from previous editions, or altering the formats, may cause the files to be rejected by our system.
Submissions template NB: This template is in .docx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
Referee spreadsheet NB: This template is in .xslx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
Arbitrators template NB: This template is in .docx format. Do not resave it in any other format as it may not be compatible with our system.
FAQs and supporting info
Guidelines
Referees explained
FAQs
Practice areas and definitions
We’re excited to launch our new, streamlined Legal 500 submission portal, designed to make the entire process clearer, faster and easier to navigate.
To send your submissions to us, please visit submissions.legal500.com and follow the onscreen prompts to send us new documents.
Login details have been sent to all firms – if you have not received your login or have problems accessing submissions.legal500.com, please get in touch via our FAQ page using the ‘Submissions Log In’ tab.