The total number of lawyers working at the leading 100 law firms in the United States (U.S.) increased steadily between 2015 and 2020. In 2020, there was a combined total of 105,718 lawyers working at the 100 highest grossing U.S. law firms.
Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the United States from 2015 to 2020
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Statistics on Diversity of U.S. law firms
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of lawyers in the U.S. 2007-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of law firms in the United States 2012-2022
- 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
- Premium Statistic Employee wages of legal occupations in the U.S. 2021
Diversity of attorneys
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- Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Kirkland & Ellis LLP U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Skadden Arps LLP U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Fox Rothschild in the U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Cooley LLP U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Goodwin Procter LLP U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at K&L Gates LLP in the U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Paul Weiss LLP in the U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Dentons LLP U.S. 2021, by race and gender
Diversity of equity partners
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- Premium Statistic Share of non-white equity partners at law firms in the U.S. 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Kirkland & Ellis LLP U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Skadden Arps LLP U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Fox Rothschild U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Cooley LLP U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Goodwin Procter LLP U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at K&L Gates LLP in the U.S. 2021, by race and gender
- Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Paul Weiss LLP in the U.S. 2021, by race and gender
Profit and remunerations
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Further related statistics
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- Number of lawyers at Hogan Lovells 2015-2021
- Number of lawyers at Morgan Lewis 2015-2021
- Number of lawyers at Jones Day 2015-2021
- Number of lawyers at Norton Rose 2015-2021
- Number of lawyers at Skadden 2015-2021
- Law firms in the United States with the highest profit per lawyer in 2020
- Number of lawyers working at the leading law firms worldwide 2015-2019
- Number of lawyers at Sidley Austin 2015-2021
- Law firms with the highest number of lawyers worldwide 2021
- Number of lawyers at Quinn Emanuel 2015-2021
- Gross revenue of Morgan Lewis 2015-2021
- Highest-grossing law firms in China 2019
- Gross revenue of Sidley Austin 2015-2021
- Gross revenue of Hogan Lovells 2015-2021
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt: revenue per lawyer 2015-2019
- Boies Schiller - number of lawyers 2015-2019
- Legal tech economic impact share in Europe 2021-2027, by segment
- Revenue per employee in legal services in the UK 2009-2018
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Statistics
- Number of lawyers at Hogan Lovells 2015-2021
- Number of lawyers at Morgan Lewis 2015-2021
- Number of lawyers at Jones Day 2015-2021
- Number of lawyers at Norton Rose 2015-2021
- Number of lawyers at Skadden 2015-2021
- Law firms in the United States with the highest profit per lawyer in 2020
- Number of lawyers working at the leading law firms worldwide 2015-2019
- Number of lawyers at Sidley Austin 2015-2021
- Law firms with the highest number of lawyers worldwide 2021
- Number of lawyers at Quinn Emanuel 2015-2021
- Gross revenue of Morgan Lewis 2015-2021
- Highest-grossing law firms in China 2019
- Gross revenue of Sidley Austin 2015-2021
- Gross revenue of Hogan Lovells 2015-2021
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt: revenue per lawyer 2015-2019
- Boies Schiller - number of lawyers 2015-2019
- Legal tech economic impact share in Europe 2021-2027, by segment
- Revenue per employee in legal services in the UK 2009-2018
The American Lawyer. (April 3, 2021). Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the United States from 2015 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878090/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-united-states/
The American Lawyer. "Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the United States from 2015 to 2020." Chart. April 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878090/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-united-states/
The American Lawyer. (2021). Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the United States from 2015 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878090/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-united-states/
The American Lawyer. "Total Number of Lawyers Working at The Leading Law Firms in The United States from 2015 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878090/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-united-states/
The American Lawyer, Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the United States from 2015 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878090/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-united-states/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the United States from 2015 to 2020 [Graph], The American Lawyer, April 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/878090/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-united-states/