The latest Legal 500 rankings were published on 1st October 2025 and sees Jim Hester ranked as a leading personal injury barrister on the North Eastern circuit.

Jim Hester has maintained his Tier 1 ranking as a leading personal injury law barrister on the North Eastern circuit in the latest publication of the Legal 500 (2026).

One of only 10 barristers ranked in the top tier, Jim is described as:

"always extremely thorough and methodical. His advice and advocacy has great clarity - an ideal advocate when the devil is in the detail. He also has an assured manner which instils confidence but does not intimidate clients or instructing solicitors."

https://www.legal500.com/c/regional-bar/north-eastern-circuit/personal-injury/juniors