Legal services in the U.S.

Statistics report on legal services in the U.S.

Legal services in the U.S.

This report presents a range of statistics and facts on legal services in the United States. The initial chapter provides a market overview, while the following chapters give insight in to employment data, diversity, and industry trends.

Table of contents

Industry overview

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  • Premium Statistic Size of the legal services market worldwide 2015-2023, with 2024 and 2028 forecast
  • Premium Forecast 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 Best law firms U.S. 2023, by prestige rating
  • Premium Statistic Law firms in the U.S. with the highest revenue per lawyer 2022
  • Premium Statistic Law firms in the U.S. with the highest profit per equity partner 2022

Employment

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  • Premium Statistic Number of law graduates in the U.S. 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Employment status of 2022 law graduates in the U.S. by category 2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of unemployed law graduates in the U.S. in the class years 2013-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees in legal occupations in the U.S. 2012-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees in legal occupations in the U.S. by category 2022
  • Premium Statistic States with the highest employment in legal occupations in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Employee wages of legal occupations in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic States with the highest wages for legal occupations in the U.S. 2022

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 Share of lawyers in the U.S. 2020-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of non-white equity partners at law firms in the U.S. 2011-2022
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Skadden Arps LLP U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Skadden Arps LLP U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Kirkland & Ellis LLP U.S. 2022, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Kirkland & Ellis LLP U.S. 2022, by race and gender

Rates, utilization, and collection

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  • Premium Statistic Law firms' average collection rates in the U.S. by practice area 2020-2022
  • Premium Statistic Law firms' and non-lawyers' average utilization rates in the U.S. by state 2022
  • Premium Statistic Realization and collection rates in the U.S. by state 2022
  • Premium Statistic Adjusted hourly rates in the U.S. by state 2020-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. lawyers hourly rates by state 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Law firm hourly rates in the U.S. by practice area 2020-2022

Consumers´ perspective

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  • Premium Statistic Most common legal needs in North America 2022
  • Premium Statistic Main factors when hiring a lawyer in North America 2022
  • Premium Statistic Key deterrents to hiring a lawyer in North America 2022

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