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.

In 2020, about ** percent of all bailiffs in France were female. Furthermore, legal auctioneers were for the most part male, while ** percent were female during that year. Nevertheless, the French lawyer workforce - public as well as corporate, was ** percent female in 2020.

In 2024, the role that had the most women at law firms in the United States was on-traditional track/staff attorneys. Second in the list was summer associates who normally work with attorneys and provide legal solutions for clients of the law firm, whilst contributing to various different projects that are ongoing. These roles are often occupied upper-level law students.

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.

In 2023, the majority of attorneys working for Kirkland & Ellis in the United States were white. The next most represented race were Asians, with almost *** fewer attorneys in the firm’s workforce. The race with the least amount of representation were native Hawaiians or Pacific Islanders, with a total of ***** people from this race working as an attorney for Kirkland & Ellis in 2023. Kirkland & Ellis remained one of the largest law firms in the world going by both number of attorneys and revenue. Specialized law services Since the founding of the law firm in 1909, Kirkland & Ellis have prided themselves on personalized services to its clients and dealing with intellectual property matters, restructurings, white collar and government disputes, and several other areas of BigLaw. Lawyers working for Kirkland & Ellis are therefore allowed to charge premium prices for their services, making their lawyers some of the most well paid in the United States. Notable alumni Kirkland & Ellis have had several significant public figures working for their law firm including William Barr who was the United States Attorney General under Donald Trump, and Brett Kavanaugh who was controversially appointed as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, splitting American public opinion as to whether he was an appropriate figure to be representing the United States on a juridical level.

In 2024, approximately **** percent of partners working for Clifford Chance identified as women. This was a slight increase of *** percent when compared to the previous year.

In 2023, the roles which had the highest representation of female employees for Allen & Overy in the United Kingdom were in their professional staff. The role with the highest representation of male employees are partners, with men occupying ** percent of these positions.

In 2023, the vast majority of equity partners working for Kirkland & Ellis in the United States were white men. The next most represented race was Asian, with over *** fewer attorneys working for Kirkland & Ellis. The group with the least amount of representation were Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders, with *** woman in total from these racial groups represented in equity partner positions at Kirkland & Ellis.

This statistic shows the gender pay gap in the United States in 2013, according to the best paid profession. Women who are financial specialists make 66 percent of what men earn in the same occupation, and women who are lawyers and judges make 82 percent.