Law Career Statistics
- Growth in legal actions in areas such as health care, intellectual property, international affairs, environmental law, elder law, and sexual harassment will spur openings in these fields.
- Many lawyers are employed by federal, state and local governments.
- Some lawyers work for legal-aid groups, which provide legal counsel to disadvantaged and marginalized peoples.
- There were about 695,000 lawyer jobs in 2002.
- 3 of 4 lawyers are in private practice (firms or independently).
- The American Bar Association currently accredits 188 law schools in the U.S.
- More students graduate from law school each year than there are job openings.
- The median annual earnings for lawyers were $90,290 in 2002.
- Six months after law school graduation, the average lawyer earns about $60,000 annually.
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