This statistic shows the number of legal professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type. In this year there were approximately 116 thousand individuals employed full-time as legal professionals in the UK. This was over twice as many as those who were self-employed full-time as legal professionals, which amounted to roughly 40 thousand individuals. There were 20 thousand legal professionals employed part-time in 2018.
Number of legal professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type
(1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 11, 2018). Number of legal professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782366/legal-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of legal professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s)." Chart. September 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782366/legal-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2018). Number of legal professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782366/legal-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Legal Professionals Employed in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018, by Employment Type (1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782366/legal-professionals-employed-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of legal professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782366/legal-professionals-employed-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of legal professionals employed in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employment type (1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/782366/legal-professionals-employed-uk/