This statistic displays the total number of lawyers working at the leading 100 law firms in the world between 2015 and 2019. In 2019, there were just over 149,800 lawyers working at the leading 100 law firms worldwide.
Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the world from 2015 to 2019
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The American Lawyer. (October 5, 2020). Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the world from 2015 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/877619/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-worldwide/
The American Lawyer. "Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the world from 2015 to 2019." Chart. October 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/877619/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-worldwide/
The American Lawyer. (2020). Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the world from 2015 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/877619/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-worldwide/
The American Lawyer. "Total Number of Lawyers Working at The Leading Law Firms in The World from 2015 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/877619/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-worldwide/
The American Lawyer, Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the world from 2015 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/877619/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-worldwide/ (last visited February 16, 2025)
Total number of lawyers working at the leading law firms in the world from 2015 to 2019 [Graph], The American Lawyer, October 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/877619/number-of-lawyers-at-the-leading-law-firms-worldwide/
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