Diversity of U.S. law firms

Statistics report on the diversity of U.S. law firms

Diversity of U.S. law firms

The report presents a range of statistics and facts on race and gender diversity at some of the biggest law firms in the United States. These figures have been divided into attorneys and equity partners, as well as providing an outlook of workforce demographics for several BigLaw firms within the country. Furthermore, the report provides a general overview of total number of lawyers and law firms in the United States, and includes financial earning figures for those working within the legal services industry.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of lawyers in the U.S. 2007-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of law firms in the United States 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Employee gender distribution at law firms in the U.S. 2023 by position
  • Premium Statistic Share of women working in the legal profession U.S. 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Employee wages of legal occupations in the U.S. 2023

Diversity of attorneys

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  • Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Skadden Arps LLP U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Fox Rothschild in the U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Goodwin Procter LLP U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Paul Weiss LLP in the U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Dentons LLP U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of attorneys at Sidley Austin LLP in the U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of non-white workforce at Clifford Chance U.S. 2017-2023, by role
  • Premium Statistic Racial diversity of Linklaters workforce U.S. 2023, by job position

Diversity of equity partners

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  • 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 equity partners at Fox Rothschild U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Goodwin Procter LLP U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Paul Weiss LLP in the U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Dentons LLP in the U.S. 2023, by race and gender
  • Premium Statistic Diversity of equity partners at Sidley Austin in the U.S. 2023, by race and gender

Profit and remunerations

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  • Premium Statistic Law firms in the U.S. with the highest profit per equity partner 2023
  • Premium Statistic Law firms in the U.S. with the highest revenue per lawyer 2023
  • Premium Statistic Leading U.S. law firms by revenue 2024
  • Premium Statistic Revenue of the leading U.S. law firms 2015-2022

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