The 2020 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession is a snapshot of a moment in time – a 150-page compilation of statistics and trends in 10 areas of the profession, including demographics, legal deserts and law students. At the release event on July 28, 2020, three rural justice experts and ABA President Judy Perry Martinez explored the problems of legal deserts in California, Georgia and South Dakota. Download the report and watch the video below.
ABA Profile of the Legal Profession
Resources
Download the 2020 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession report
Watch video of the one-hour webinar "Legal Deserts in America: A Threat to Justice for All" (below)
OTHER KEY RESOURCES
Legal Deserts
- ABA: Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants
- Harvard Law & Policy Review, 2018: “Legal Deserts: A Multi-State Perspective on Rural Access to Justice”
Demographics
- ABA: National Lawyer Population Survey
- ABA: Diversity and Inclusion Center
- National Association for Law Placement: 2019 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms
- U.S. Census Bureau: Data
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment Statistics
- American Bar Foundation and NALP Foundation: After the JD III
- National Native American Bar Association: The Pursuit of Inclusion
Lawyer Wages
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment Statistics
- National Association for Law Placement: 2019 Associate Salary Survey
- National Association for Law Placement: 2018 Public Service Attorney Salary Survey
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: CPI Inflation Calculator
Legal Education
- ABA: ABA Required Law School Disclosures
- ABA: Legal Education Statistics
- ABA: Class of 2019, Employment Statistics
- ABA: Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Law School Admission Council: Applicants and Admissions Statistics
- Association of American Law School: Before the JD report
- National Conference of Bar Examiners: 2019 Bar Exam Statistics
- National Center for Educational Statistics: Trends in Student Loan Debt for Graduate School Completers
- AccessLex: Legal Education Data Deck, October 2018
Judges
- ABA: Judicial Division
- ABA: Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary
- Federal Judicial Center: Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-Present
- Federal Judicial Center: Demography of Article III Judges, 1789-2017
- Brennan Center for Justice: State Supreme Court Diversity, February 2020 Update
Pro Bono
- ABA: Supporting Justice report, 2018
- ABA: Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service
- Association of American Law Schools: Law Student Pro Bono Survey
Women in the Legal Profession
- ABA: Commission on Women in the Profession
- ABA: Left Out and Left Behind, 2020 report
- ABA: Walking Out the Door, 2019 report
- ABA: National Lawyer Population Survey
- National Association of Women Lawyers: 2019 Survey Report
- Brennan Center for Justice: State Supreme Court Diversity, February 2020 Update
- Rosenblatt’s Deans Database
Legal Technology
Lawyer Well-Being
- ABA and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Study on Lawyer Impairment
- ABA: Survey of Law Student Well-Being
- ABA: Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
Lawyer Discipline
ABA: Center for Professional Responsibility
Download the 2019 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession report