Lawyer Statistics
According to the American Bar Association there are currently 1,116,967 lawyers practicing law in the United States. That means that there is approximately one lawyer for every 300 people. These statistics describe only those lawyers that are currently practicing and maintaining their law licenses. There are an unknown number of people with law degrees that do not actively practice law.
Our nation's 192 accredited law schools are graduating approximately 40,000 new lawyers each year.
Law firms that employ over 100 lawyers represent only 1% of the type of law firms in the United States. Most firms, about 78%, have between two to five lawyers.
According to the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 27% of lawyers are self-employed, either as partners in law firms or in solo legal practices. Lawyers held about 761,000 jobs in 2006.
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