Our Awards & Accreditations

Legal Directories

Chambers and Partners UK, Chambers High Net Worth and The Legal 500 are independent legal guides, recommending and ranking law firms and lawyers based on in-depth market research, external feedback and interviews with lawyers, solicitors and barristers.

Several of our lawyers and departments consistently appear in these guides. Read more about our recommendations and rankings in each below:

Chambers UK - Including Corporate Commercial, Agricultural & Rural Affairs, Family/Matrimonial, Employment and Medical Partnerships
Chambers HNW - Including Private Wealth Law
The Legal 500 - Including Employment, Agriculture & Estates, Commercial Property, Contentious Trusts and Probate, Corporate Commercial, Family and Private Client

Investors in People

For over 30 years, Investors in People have accredited more than 50,000 organisations and their people accreditation is recognised in 66 countries around the world, making it the global benchmark when it comes to people management.

We are also incredibly proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Investors in People Award for UK Employer of the Year: Gold 50-249 at the Investors in People Awards 2025. Read more >>

Porter Dodson achieved its fourth consecutive We Invest in People Gold accreditation in 2025, a commitment it has proudly upheld since 2016. With only 28% of businesses awarded the Gold standard, this achievement underscores the firm's dedication to fostering a positive workplace culture and nurturing talent. We have maintained our gold award accreditation since 2016. Read more >>

DASLS

The Devon and Somerset Legal Awards celebrate and raise the profile of the solicitors’ profession, giving firms and individuals the significant public recognition they deserve.

In 2020, we were winners of the Client Experience category and highly commended in Corporate Social Responsibility. Read m ore >>

Porter Dodson Partner, Julia Perrins, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for services to legal practice at the 2023 Devon and Somerset Law Society (DASLS) Awards. We were shortlisted in three further categories. Read more >>

Very professional service from beginning to end. My husband and I felt very reassured that our wishes were met and our Wills have been written with the utmost care and consideration.

Private Client

Ellice ran the process smoothly and efficiently and everything was explained clearly to us.

Private Client

Reena and Beckie communicated promptly and effectively with both the progress and problems during the house sale, enabling the process to keep moving. The sale proceeded in a timely and organised manner. A highly professional team. Thank you both.

Mercer

Porter Dodson Solicitors have been a great help to us for the past 12 years. We have recently been very lucky to have Reena Raval from the Sherborne branch helping us with a property. Reena kept us updated at every step, explained everything very clearly with great communication and made the whole process feel completely manageable for us to understand. Reena dealt with our paperwork very swiftly and kept us updated with clear costings. Highly recommended!

Residential Client