Whether on a fee or on conditional fee agreement, solicitors practice law in several areas. Some prefer to focus in one specific area of law and other solicitors are experienced in many fields. It's very important to understand what area of law any case would adhere to in order to chose the right solicitor.

The different area of laws according to the UK Law Society are in alphabetic order:Alternative dispute resolution, Charity, Children law, Civil liberties and human rights, Civil litigation,  Clinical negligence, Commercial law, Commercial property, Company law, Competition,  Computer IT, Consumer law, Conveyancing residential, Costs, Courts, tribunals and judiciary, Criminal law, Disability, Discrimination, EU, Employment, Environment, Family,  Financial and investment services, Fraud, Immigration,  Insolvency and bankruptcy, Intellectual property, International law, Judiciary, Landlord and tenant, Legal aid, Mediation, Personal injury, Planning law, Practice management, Professional regulation law, Taxation, Travel and tourism law, Trust, Wills and probate.

Normally a no win no fee agreement can be reached in any of the above areas although most of no win no fee cases involve personal injury, clinic negligence, employment and intellectual property law or any other area when the case is a claim for a physical or moral  compensation.