Responsiveness of the attorney was the main factor considered when hiring a legal service provider among legal consumers in the United States and Canada, indicated by 48 percent of respondents. Another decisive aspect in the final decision was the cost of the services provided (42 percent).
Most important factors when hiring an attorney according to legal consumers in the United States and Canada in 2021
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Statistics on Legal services in the U.S.
Industry overview
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- Premium Statistic Size of the global legal services market 2021 with forecast until 2026
- Premium Statistic Industry revenue of legal services in the U.S. 2012-2024
- Premium Statistic Size of the legal services market in the U.S. by category 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Law firms in the United States with the highest revenue per lawyer 2021
- Premium Statistic Law firms in the United States with the highest number of lawyers in 2021
- Basic Statistic Total number of equity partners working at the leading U.S. law firms 2016-2020
- Premium Statistic Average profit per equity partner of the leading U.S. law firms 2015-2021
Employment
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- Premium Statistic Number of law graduates in the U.S. 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Employment status of 2021 law graduates in the U.S. by category 2022
- Premium Statistic Share of unemployed law graduates in the U.S. in the class years 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employees in legal occupations in the U.S. 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employees in legal occupations in the U.S. by category 2021
- Premium Statistic States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Employee wages of legal occupations in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the U.S. 2021
Diversity
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- Premium Statistic Employee gender distribution in the best 100 law firms for women in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of minority attorneys 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of Asian-American attorneys 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of African-American attorneys 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of Hispanic attorneys 2021
Trends
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- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. law firms by legal services which are a threat to their business 2020
- Premium Statistic Methods used by U.S. law firms to increase efficiency of legal services 2017-2020
- Premium Statistic Top challenges for law firms worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Online legal services market size in the U.S. 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on legal activity in the U.S. 2020
Consumers´ perspective
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- Global law firms by revenue per lawyer 2021
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- Legal services firms in U.S. 2010-2018
- Staffing strategies being pursued by law firms in the U.S. 2017-2020
- Female rainmakers in the best 50 law firms for women in the U.S. in 2014
- Revenue of the leading legal services firms worldwide 2014-2016
- Future use of legal analytics by U.S. law firms 2017
- Law firms with the highest average hours spent on pro bono work outside the U.S. 2019
- Biggest IT security threat to law firms in the U.S. 2017
- Promotion gender distribution in the best 50 law firms for women in the U.S. 2016
- Top reasons legal analytics is valuable to U.S. law firms in 2017
- Top U.S. law firms by number of copyright plaintiff cases 2013-2017
- Revenue per lawyer at the leading law firms in China 2019
- Leading manufacturers of electrical equipment in the U.S. 2020
- Americans who agree or disagree with the Tea Party movement in 2015
- Retail sales of alternative milk brands in Canada in 2020
- Canadian trucking and logistics employment breakdown by occupation 2016-2018
- Mexico: Morelia International Airport passenger traffic 2016-2018
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- Top U.S. law firms by number of antitrust defendant cases 2013-2017
- Legal services firms in U.S. 2010-2018
- Staffing strategies being pursued by law firms in the U.S. 2017-2020
- Female rainmakers in the best 50 law firms for women in the U.S. in 2014
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- Top reasons legal analytics is valuable to U.S. law firms in 2017
- Top U.S. law firms by number of copyright plaintiff cases 2013-2017
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Martindale-Avvo. (August 6, 2021). Most important factors when hiring an attorney according to legal consumers in the United States and Canada in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266025/key-factors-when-choosing-an-attorney-north-america/
Martindale-Avvo. "Most important factors when hiring an attorney according to legal consumers in the United States and Canada in 2021." Chart. August 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266025/key-factors-when-choosing-an-attorney-north-america/
Martindale-Avvo. (2021). Most important factors when hiring an attorney according to legal consumers in the United States and Canada in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266025/key-factors-when-choosing-an-attorney-north-america/
Martindale-Avvo. "Most Important Factors When Hiring An Attorney According to Legal Consumers in The United States and Canada in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266025/key-factors-when-choosing-an-attorney-north-america/
Martindale-Avvo, Most important factors when hiring an attorney according to legal consumers in the United States and Canada in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266025/key-factors-when-choosing-an-attorney-north-america/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Most important factors when hiring an attorney according to legal consumers in the United States and Canada in 2021 [Graph], Martindale-Avvo, August 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266025/key-factors-when-choosing-an-attorney-north-america/