Representing the client’s best interests with loyalty and integrity

Lawyers work in a number of areas, but they share a common responsibility: to represent their client and to act in the client’s best interests, loyally and with integrity. Only members of the Swedish Bar Association may use the professional title “advokat”.

Swedish Lawyers’ Aid for Ukraine

Swedish Lawyers’ Aid for Ukraine
— information in English

Юридична допомога Україні
— інформація українською мовою

Помощь адвокатов для Украины
— информация на русском языке

Rules and regulations regarding lawyers

The statutory rules are mainly found in the Swedish Code of Judicial Procedure, but provisions on lawyers can additionally be found in a few other statutes.

Complaints about lawyers

If you are dissatisfied with a member of the Bar Association, you can make a complaint to the Bar Association’s Disciplinary Committee.

Membership and registration

Under Swedish law, only members of the Swedish Bar Association may use the professional title “advokat”.

The Swedish Bar Association today

Numbers by 6 November 2026.

Associates (non-members)

Total number 2,452

Women 62 % (1520)

Men 38 % (932)

Members

Total number 6,744

Women 39 % (2628)

Men 61 % (4116)

Partners and sole practitioners

Total number 4,531

Women 33 % (1479)

Men 67 % (3052)

About the Swedish Bar Association

The Swedish Bar Association was founded in 1887. Today, the Bar Association has more than 6,400 members.

The Bar Association’s office is located in Stockholm and is managed by the Secretary General of the Association, Mia Edwall Insulander.

Find a lawyer

Search for a lawyer who can help you with your legal issue.

Search among all the members of the Swedish Bar Association. You can search by area of law, town, or by other search terms.