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Size of the legal services market in the U.S. by category 2019-2020
Size of the legal services market in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)
by E. Mazareanu,
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Oct 11, 2019
This statistic shows the market size of the legal services in the United States in 2019 and gives a projection for 2020, by category. In 2019, the size of the total legal services market was 103.6 billion U.S. dollars; corporate legal departments accounted for 37.6 billion U.S. dollars.
Size of the legal services market in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)
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by E. Mazareanu,
last edited
Oct 11, 2019
This statistic shows the market size of the legal services in the United States in 2019 and gives a projection for 2020, by category. In 2019, the size of the total legal services market was 103.6 billion U.S. dollars; corporate legal departments accounted for 37.6 billion U.S. dollars.
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- Industry revenue of “legal services“ in the U.S. from 2011 to 2023 (in billion U.S. Dollars)Industry revenue of “legal services“ in the U.S. 2011-2023
- Size of the legal services market in the United States in 2019 and 2020, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)Size of the legal services market in the U.S. by category 2019-2020
- Leading law firms in the United States in 2018, by revenue per lawyer (in million U.S. dollars)Law firms in the United States with the highest revenue per lawyer in 2018
- Number of lawyers in the United States from 2007 to 2019 (in 1,000s)Number of lawyers in the U.S. 2007-2019
- Leading law firms in the United States in 2018, by number of lawyersLaw firms in the United States with the highest number of lawyers in 2018
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The most important statistics
- Number of law graduates in the United States from 2013 to 2018Number of law graduates in the U.S. 2013-2018
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- Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States from 2012 to 2022 (in millions)Number of employees in legal occupations in the U.S. 2012-2022
- Number of employees in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2018, by categoryNumber of employees in legal occupations in the U.S. by category 2018
- States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2018States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the U.S. 2018
- Annual wage of employees in legal occupations in the United States as of May 2018, by category (in U.S. dollars)Employee wages of legal occupations in the U.S. 2018
- States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the United States as of May 2018 (in U.S. dollars)States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the U.S. 2018
- Total number of equity partners working at the leading law firms in the United States from 2016 to 2018*Total number of equity partners working at the leading U.S. law firms 2016-2018
- Diversity
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- Average hours spent on pro bono work at law firms based in the United States in 2018, by type of lawyer*Average hours spent on pro bono work at U.S. law firms by type of lawyer 2018
- Gender distribution of employees in the legal profession in the United States as of January 2018Gender distribution of employees in the legal profession in the U.S. 2018
- Gender distribution of employees in the best 60 law firms for women in the United States in 2018, by occupationEmployee gender distribution in the best 60 law firms for women in the U.S. 2018
- Law firms in the United States with the highest percentage of minority attorneys in 2018U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of minority attorneys 2018
- Law firms in the United States with the highest percentage of Asian-American attorneys in 2018U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of Asian-American attorneys 2018
- Law firms in the United States with the highest percentage of African-American attorneys in 2018U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of African-American attorneys 2018
- Law firms in the United States with the highest percentage of Hispanic attorneys in 2018U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of Hispanic attorneys 2018
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- Share of organizations using technology to manage legal disputes in 2018, by technologyTechnology used globally to manage disputes 2018
- Aside from your traditional law firm competitors, is your firm losing any business to other providers of legal services?Share of U.S. law firms by legal services which are a threat to their business 2019
- Is your firm doing any of the following to increase efficiency of legal service delivery?Methods used by U.S. law firms to increase efficiency of legal services 2017-2019
- Top challenges North American law firms are facing in 2018Top challenges of law firms in North America 2018
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- Unemployment rate of legal professionals in the U.S. Q2 2017
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- Gender distribution of federal and state judgeships in the U.S. in 2012
- Industry revenue of »legal and accounting activities« in Sweden 2011-2023
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- Industry revenue of “legal services“ in the U.S. 2011-2023
- Size of the legal services market in the U.S. by category 2019-2020
- Law firms in the United States with the highest revenue per lawyer in 2018
- Number of lawyers in the U.S. 2007-2019
- Law firms in the United States with the highest number of lawyers in 2018
- Average profit per equity partner of the leading U.S. law firms 2015-2018
- Number of law graduates in the U.S. 2013-2018
- Share of unemployed law graduates in the U.S. in the class years 2013-2018
- Number of employees in legal occupations in the U.S. 2012-2022
- Number of employees in legal occupations in the U.S. by category 2018
- States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the U.S. 2018
- Employee wages of legal occupations in the U.S. 2018
- States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the U.S. 2018
- Total number of equity partners working at the leading U.S. law firms 2016-2018
- Average hours spent on pro bono work at U.S. law firms by type of lawyer 2018
- Gender distribution of employees in the legal profession in the U.S. 2018
- Employee gender distribution in the best 60 law firms for women in the U.S. 2018
- U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of minority attorneys 2018
- U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of Asian-American attorneys 2018
- U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of African-American attorneys 2018
- U.S. law firms with the highest percentage of Hispanic attorneys 2018
- Technology used globally to manage disputes 2018
- Share of U.S. law firms by legal services which are a threat to their business 2019
- Methods used by U.S. law firms to increase efficiency of legal services 2017-2019
- Top challenges of law firms in North America 2018
- Biggest challenges regarding cloud computing for law firms in the U.S. 2017-2019
- Size of the legal market in the U.S. 2016, by category
- Share of the global legal services market by region or country 2017
- Corporate legal affairs spending in the U.S. 2001-2014
- Corporate outside legal counsel spending in the U.S. 2001-2020
- Quarterly confidence index of the legal industry in the U.S. 2014-2015
- Size of the global legal services market in select countries 2016
- Share of the global legal services market in select countries 2016
- Career concerns of lawyers in North America as of April 2014
- Advanced analytics use by law firms and legal departments worldwide by type 2016-2018
- Proportion of work outsourced by organizations to large law firms globally 2017
- Managed services used for litigation/practice support worldwide 2016-2018
- Most important considerations when selecting a law firm in another jurisdiction 2018
- Unemployment rate of legal professionals in the U.S. Q2 2017
- Litigation/practice support personnel training in global legal departments 2016-2018
- Gender distribution of federal and state judgeships in the U.S. in 2012
- Industry revenue of »legal and accounting activities« in Sweden 2011-2023
- Legal and accounting activities revenue in the United Kingdom 2011-2023
- Spend by law departments on technology in the U.S. 2015-2019, by software type
- Personnel costs of the legal & accounting industry in Italy 2008-2016
- Legal activities revenue in Spain 2010-2022
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