Walk into a large law firm office and you will likely be met by paintings, sculpture, photography or other types of modern art. A sign of prestige, sophistication and often worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, these collections have become a staple of modern law office décor, and require a keen artistic eye to curate.

At a time when the workplace is coming under scrutiny, it is a phenomenon that reveals much about the profession, about how it sees itself and how it would like to be seen. Whether it’s a David Hockney, a Cody Choi or a Grace Green, these are works by living artists of the very highest quality.