Employment rates for lawyers and other legal occupations reached one of the highest levels in the past decade—reflecting a renewed strength in the market since the pandemic.
From Q2 to Q3, lawyer employment jumped from 1.13 million to 1.28 million—a 13% increase following the two previous quarters of decline—reaching one of the highest levels in the past 10 years with the exception of Q4 2019.
Legal employment overall (including lawyers, paralegals, and law clerks) grew 5.3% from a quarterly average of 1.9 million in Q2 to 2.0 million in Q3, while legal employment for men surged 15% from 878,000 to ...
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