B2B Legal Services Market Report 2026

The b2b legal services market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $447.79 billion in 2025 to $461.89 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing corporate regulatory complexity, expansion of mergers and acquisitions activity, rising need for contract and compliance support, growth of global business operations, increasing litigation and dispute resolution requirements.

The b2b legal services market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $562.46 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing demand for digital-first legal services, rising focus on data protection and privacy laws, expansion of ESG-related legal advisory, growing adoption of alternative legal service models, increased use of automation in legal workflows. Major trends in the forecast period include increasing adoption of legal technology platforms, rising demand for regulatory and compliance advisory, growing focus on cross-border transaction support, expansion of specialized corporate legal services, enhanced use of data analytics in legal research.

The rising number of cybercrime incidents is expected to fuel the expansion of the business-to-business (B2B) legal services market in the coming years. Cybercrime involves unlawful activities conducted through computers, networks, and the internet, often resulting in severe outcomes such as financial losses, reputational harm, and legal consequences for offenders. Business-to-business (B2B) legal service providers handle and transmit large volumes of confidential data, financial records, and personal details, including credit card information, making them attractive targets for cyberattacks. For example, in October 2025, the National Cyber Security Centre, a U.S.-based government agency, reported that by 2025 the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) had addressed 204 nationally significant cyberattacks - over twice the 89 cases recorded the previous year - averaging four incidents per week. Out of the 429 total cases, 18 were deemed highly significant, presenting major threats to critical services and representing nearly a 50% rise from the prior year. Consequently, the growing prevalence of cybercrime is accelerating the development of the business-to-business (B2B) legal services market.

Major companies in the B2B legal services market are introducing innovative products such as LZ Books to offer reliable services. LZ Books, a B2B legal services product designed for legal and accounting advisors, was launched by LegalZoom.com Inc. in April 2023. This accounting software tailored for small business owners includes features such as expense and income tracking, invoicing, and payment management. Users can connect their bank accounts to automate the categorization of income and expenses, simplifying bookkeeping.

In March 2023, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC), a UK-based professional services network providing B2B legal services, formed a partnership with Harvey. This collaboration enables PwC to offer legal business solutions and assist clients in streamlining their in-house legal processes. Harvey, a US-based AI-powered legal startup, specializes in providing generative AI for elite law firms.

Major companies operating in the B2B legal services market include Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, KPMG International Cooperative, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Dentons Corporation, DLA Piper, Baker McKenzie, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, White & Case LLP, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Jones Day, Linklaters LLP, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Clifford Chance LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright, Mayer Brown, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Covington & Burling LLP, Reed Smith LLP, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Allen & Overy LLP, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, LegalZoom.com Inc., Clasen Law, Belenky Law Firm PLLC, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

North America was the largest region in the B2B legal services market in 2025. Western Europe was the second largest region in global B2B legal services market report. The regions covered in the b2b legal services market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the b2b legal services market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The B2B legal services market consists of revenue earned by entities by providing services such as advising corporate clients on the body of law that governs disputes between businesses and representing corporate clients in civil cases, business transactions and other matters in which legal advice and other assistance are sought. Civil laws deal with disputes between private parties such as defamation, professional negligence, inheritance, breach of contract, property disputes and others. This segment excludes legal services offered during disputes between businesses and individuals. B2B legal services are usually provided by commercial law firms. Clients of commercial law firms include listed corporations, government institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises and high net worth individuals. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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