As of end of 2020, there were approximately 56.19 thousand solicitors operating in the private practice sector in Australia. In the same year, around 12.91 thousand solicitors were operating in the corporate sector in Australia.
Number of solicitors in Australia in 2020 by employment sector
(in 1,000 lawyers)
Note: The term ‘solicitors’ refers to solicitors with a practicing certificate for the period 2019-2020.
Figures have been rounded.
Data for Victoria was based on number of solicitor roles, rather than on number of individual solicitors. Data for Tasmania did not include data on government solicitors (missing data). This may therefore result in an underrepresentation of government solicitors.
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LSNSW. (July 2, 2021). Number of solicitors in Australia in 2020 by employment sector (in 1,000 lawyers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/975495/australia-number-of-solicitors-employment-sector/
LSNSW. "Number of solicitors in Australia in 2020 by employment sector (in 1,000 lawyers)." Chart. July 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975495/australia-number-of-solicitors-employment-sector/
LSNSW. (2021). Number of solicitors in Australia in 2020 by employment sector (in 1,000 lawyers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975495/australia-number-of-solicitors-employment-sector/
LSNSW. "Number of Solicitors in Australia in 2020 by Employment Sector (in 1,000 Lawyers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975495/australia-number-of-solicitors-employment-sector/
LSNSW, Number of solicitors in Australia in 2020 by employment sector (in 1,000 lawyers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975495/australia-number-of-solicitors-employment-sector/ (last visited October 19, 2024)
Number of solicitors in Australia in 2020 by employment sector (in 1,000 lawyers) [Graph], LSNSW, July 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/975495/australia-number-of-solicitors-employment-sector/