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Size of the legal services market in the U.S. by category 2018
Size of the legal services market in the United States in 2018, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)
This statistic shows the market size of the legal services in the United States in 2018, by category. In that year, the size of the total legal services market was 101.8 billion U.S. dollars, corporate legal departments accounted for 37.1 billion U.S. dollars.
Size of the legal services market in the United States in 2018, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)
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This statistic shows the market size of the legal services in the United States in 2018, by category. In that year, the size of the total legal services market was 101.8 billion U.S. dollars, corporate legal departments accounted for 37.1 billion U.S. dollars.
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