Reeds Solicitors has been named in The Times Best Law Firms 2023.

The company, which has an office in Gloucester, is a new entry on the list.

Compiled by the newspaper and independent market-research company Statista it aims to identify the leading 250 law firms in England & Wales and the leading 20 firms in Scotland.

Published today, the list is now in its fifth year and includes firms which specialise in all aspects of law, including human rights, tax and entertainment.

Reeds, which has 24 offices and 99 lawyers across the UK, is an award-winning criminal defence and multidisciplinary law firm.

It has been shortlisted for a number of awards including Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year and Lexis Nexis' Wellbeing awards and has been listed in the Legal 500 as a Top Tier Criminal Defence practice.

Jan Matthews, managing partner of Reeds, said: "Despite the turmoil in the legal industry, ongoing political upheaval, and economic uncertainty affecting the UK, we are proud to continue to be recognised for our expansion and fantastic work in serving our local communities.

"Never has it been more important to do so than today with the current cost of living crisis.

"To be recognised as one of the UK's leading firms is quite the achievement particularly as we continue to offer legal aid across a number of our areas of law, despite the lack of funding across the board.

"The long-standing underinvestment of the criminal justice system makes us even more determined to continue to provide these much-needed services.

"To ensure we are in a position to provide help no matter what our clients' circumstances, we plan to continue our national expansion with both bespoke privately funded and legal aid services across England and Wales."