In 2023, approximately ** percent of lawyers in the United States were women. In 2022, the state with the highest employment in that occupation was California, followed by New York and Florida.

How has the number of lawyers in the U.S. changed over time?

Between 2007 and 2022, there was an overall increase in the number of practicing lawyers in the United States. In 2022, the number of lawyers in the United States was up almost *** percent from what it had been a decade ago. Conversely, the number of law school graduates has steadily declined since 2013. This suggests that although the demand for lawyers has continued to grow in the United States, there have been fewer graduates being produced by law schools in the country.

The U.S. legal services market

The largest segment of the U.S. legal services market in 2022 was spending on outside legal counsel. This segment contributed significantly more to the market than corporate legal departments for companies with over *********** U.S. dollars in revenue. In 2017, the United States held almost half of the global legal market.

This statistic depicts the average number of attorneys working for companies worldwide in 2017, with a breakdown by company size. During the survey, small companies had an average number of **** attorneys working for them.

This statistic depicts the average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the United States from 2017 to 2019, broken down by gender. During the 2019 survey, male attorneys reported average annual earnings of 217,000 U.S. dollars per year.

Data Series: Existence of law on gender statistics Indicator: QIV.3 - Existence of law on gender statistics Source year: 2017 This dataset is part of the Minimum Gender Dataset compiled by the United Nations Statistics Division. Domain: Public life and decision-making

This statistic depicts the average annual income from billable hours of attorneys in the United States from 2017 to 2019, broken down by practice type. During the 2019 survey, attorneys employed by a small firm reported annual earnings of ******* U.S. dollars per year.

This statistic depicts the most important factors when selecting law firms according to general counsels and senior lawyers worldwide in 2017. During the survey, ** percent of respondents cited the firm's breadth of industry/sector expertise as the most important factor.

The Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013 (DICRA) requires the head of each federal law enforcement agency to submit to the U.S. attorney general, information about the death of any person who is detained, under arrest, or in the process of being arrested by a federal law enforcement officer (or by a state or local law enforcement officer while participating in a federal law enforcement operation, task force, or other capacity) being transported to, incarcerated at, or detained at any facility (including immigration or juvenile facilities) pursuant to a contract with a federal law enforcement agency, state or local government facility used by a federal law enforcement agency, or federal correctional or pre-trial detention facility located within the United States (Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2013, P.L. 113-242). The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) created the Federal Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (FDCRP) to collect the data required of federal law enforcement agencies. Federal law enforcement agencies are surveyed on an annual basis about deaths that fall under the scope of DICRA. This data collection includes the 2017 Arrest-Related Death Incident Report (CJ-13A) data and the 2017 Detention/Incarceration Incident Report (CJ-13B) data.

Historical Dataset of Charter High School For Law And Social Justice is provided by PublicSchoolReview and contain statistics on metrics:Total Students Trends Over Years (2016-2023),Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2017-2023),Distribution of Students By Grade Trends,Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2017-2023),American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2016-2023),Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2016-2023),Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2016-2023),White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2017-2018),Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2016-2023),Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2017-2023),Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2017-2023),Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2019-2022),Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2019-2023),Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022),Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2019-2023),Graduation Rate Comparison Over Years (2020-2023)

Historical Dataset of Academy For Law And Public Safety is provided by PublicSchoolReview and contain statistics on metrics:Total Students Trends Over Years (2005-2023),Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2007-2018),Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2004-2018),Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2005-2023),Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2005-2023),Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2008-2023),White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2005-2023),Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2005-2023),Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2008-2023),Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2009-2023),Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2017),Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2017),Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2010-2017),Graduation Rate Comparison Over Years (2011-2018)

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This statistic shows the alternative staffing strategies being pursued by law firms in the United States between 2017 and 2020. During the 2020 survey, **** percent of law firms in the U.S. stated that they outsource non-lawyer functions.

This statistic shows the methods used by law firms in the United States to increase profitability between 2017 and 2020. During the 2020 survey, **** percent of respondents stated that they acquire laterals or law firms, in order to help increase their firms' profitability.

This statistic shows the methods used by law firms in the United States to increase efficiency of legal service delivery between 2017 and 2020. During the 2020 survey, **** percent of law firms in the U.S. stated that they offer ongoing project management training and support in order to increase the efficiency of their legal service delivery.

In 2023, women made up the majority of lawyers working for Clifford Chance LLP. In the same year, men made up almost ** percent of lawyers working for the firm.

Singapore Enrolment In Higher Degree Courses: Law data was reported at 261.000 Number in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 262.000 Number for 2016. Singapore Enrolment In Higher Degree Courses: Law data is updated yearly, averaging 242.000 Number from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2017, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 341.000 Number in 2008 and a record low of 56.000 Number in 1993. Singapore Enrolment In Higher Degree Courses: Law data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.G070: Education Statistics: Enrolment.

This statistic depicts the proportion of work outsourced to large legal service providers worldwide in 2017. During the survey, ** percent of respondents stated their organization outsourced less than ** percent of their legal work.

This statistic illustrates the unemployment rate of legal professionals in the United states in the second quarter of 2017. In that period, some *** percent of the lawyers were not employed in the U.S.

This statistic shows the top law firms in the United States representing employment plaintiffs between 2013 and 2017, ranked by the number of cases. In this period, law firm Morgan & Morgan represented employment plaintiffs in ***** cases.