This statistic depicts the average amount of time per week attorneys in the United States spent with clients in 2020. During the survey, 46 percent of respondents reported spending less than 10 hours per week meeting with clients or representing clients in court or other judicial bodies.
How many hours per week do you typically spend meeting with clients or representing clients in court or before other judicial bodies?
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Martindale. (June 22, 2020). How many hours per week do you typically spend meeting with clients or representing clients in court or before other judicial bodies? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869582/us-legal-services-time-spent-with-clients/
Martindale. "How many hours per week do you typically spend meeting with clients or representing clients in court or before other judicial bodies?." Chart. June 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869582/us-legal-services-time-spent-with-clients/
Martindale. (2020). How many hours per week do you typically spend meeting with clients or representing clients in court or before other judicial bodies?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869582/us-legal-services-time-spent-with-clients/
Martindale. "How Many Hours per Week Do You Typically Spend Meeting with Clients or Representing Clients in Court or before Other Judicial Bodies?." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869582/us-legal-services-time-spent-with-clients/
Martindale, How many hours per week do you typically spend meeting with clients or representing clients in court or before other judicial bodies? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869582/us-legal-services-time-spent-with-clients/ (last visited September 26, 2023)
How many hours per week do you typically spend meeting with clients or representing clients in court or before other judicial bodies? [Graph], Martindale, June 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869582/us-legal-services-time-spent-with-clients/