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 2024, there were a record number of women working as lawyers in the United States, representing **% of the total workforce. This was an increase of ** percent when compared to 2010.

This statistic shows women lawyers' weekly salary as a percentage of male lawyers' salary from 2004 to 2020. In 2018, women lawyers' weekly salary amounted to approximately ** percent of that earned by male lawyers.

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.

As of 2020, Italy had the highest number of female lawyer members to the Bar association in all of Europe. The Mediterranean country counted over ******* of them. Italy, however, is also by far the country with the highest number of lawyer members of the Bar (*******). Second in the list was Spain, with approximately ****** women lawyer members of the Bar association.

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The Indian states of Meghalaya had about ** percent of women panel lawyers as of June 2022. By contrast, the state of Uttar Pradesh had only about *** percent of women panel layers. The per capita spent by the state government on legal aid was **** Indian rupees in financial year 2021.

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In 2023, the highest share of women holding leadership positions in the justice sector in Japan was seen among judges, In which women constituted approximately ** percent. With about ** percent, lawyers showed the smallest percentage of female leadership positions.

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.

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As of May 2022, the female rate of attorneys registered at the Kanto Bar Association in Japan amounted to **** percent. The Kanto Bar Association had the highest share of female practitioners, as well as the highest number of affiliated members among all bar associations in Japan.

Women made up the majority of lawyers employed by UK law firms in 2020, but less women were found among (equity) partners. Despite representing a slight majority, women were still underrepresented at higher level of the legal services sector. Only ** percent of all equity partners in the largest 100 law firms in the UK were women.

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 2022, Munger Tolles was considered as the best law firm in the United States as defined by A-List scores created by the source. These scores have been defined by revenue per lawyer, diversity, the percentage of female equity partners, amongst other factors.

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.

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.

In 2022, to be a doctor was seen as the most attractive profession of a potential romantic partner by both men and women in Germany. ** percent of men found being a teacher attractive. ** percent of women felt the same way about lawyers. This survey asked singles in Germany what profession they found attractive when thinking of a potential partner.