Most
large law firms make part-time schedules available to their experienced
attorneys, but just 5.4% of attorneys were working part-time in 2007,
and most of them, about 75%, were women. This reflects the fact that
women are much more likely to be working part-time than men. Among
women attorneys overall, 12.7% work part-time; among female partners,
11.7% are working part-time; and among women associates the figure was
9.6%. This contrasts with a rate of just over 1% among all male
attorneys. These are among the findings of the most recent analyses of
the NALP Directory of Legal Employers, the annual compendium of employer information published by NALP. The 2007-2008 NALP Directory
comprises listings from primarily large law firms and includes
part-time use information from over 1,500 individual law offices and
firms and almost 135,000 lawyers.
In 2007, nearly all
offices, 98%, allowed part-time schedules, either as an affirmative
policy or on a case-by-case basis, but as has been the case since NALP
first compiled this information in 1994, very few lawyers are working
on a part-time basis, just 5.4% overall. Associates are more likely to
be working part-time (4.8%) than partners (3.0%), but other lawyers,
such as of counsel and staff attorneys, show the highest rate of
part-time work, over 19%. Nearly all associates working part-time
(91.2%) are women; among part-time partners, 71.2% are women. (See
Table 1.)
The three largest markets, Chicago, New York City, and Washington, DC, account for one-third of the lawyers reflected in the Directory,
and show a sharp dichotomy. Part-time partners are more than twice as
common in Chicago and Washington, DC, at 4.2%, than in New York City
(1.6%), as are women partners working part-time, over 15% versus about
7%. Part-time associates are also more common in Chicago (4.8%) and
Washington, DC (5.3%), compared with New York City (4.2%). About 10% of
women associates work part-time in Chicago and Washington, DC, compared
with 8.3% in New York City.
Looking at all cities, the
presence of part-time partners varies even more. (See Table 2.) For
example, part-time partners are most common in Sacramento, San
Francisco, and Seattle, with 5-6% of partners working part-time.
Part-time women partners were most common in these same cities, along
with Baltimore, Boston, Hartford, and Portland. OR. But in a number of
cities fewer than 1.5% of partners are working part-time, and in ten
cities no male partners were reported as working part-time.
Cities
also vary with respect to part-time associates. (See Table 3.) In
Birmingham and Las Vegas, less than 2% of associates, none of them men,
worked part-time. Other cities in which no male associates were
reported as working part-time include Austin, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale/W.
Palm Beach, Grand Rapids, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, Nashville, New
Orleans, Northern Virginia, Orlando, and Sacramento. In Cincinnati,
Richmond, Sacramento, and Seattle, 8-10% of associates worked
part-time. These same cities also report the highest percentage of
women associates working part-time, 16-19%.
Six states, or
portions of states, not covered by the cities above, had sufficient
information for a parallel analysis. Following the national patterns,
all had higher percentages of part-time associates than part-time
partners. The percentage of partners working part-time was highest in
Connecticut outside of Hartford (5.2%); the percentage of women
partners working part-time was highest there (13.2%) and in New York
state outside of New York City (13.5%). This area of Connecticut also
had the highest percentage of part-time associates, at 10.5%, and of
women associates working part-time, at 19.5%.
Entry-level
lawyers in search of part-time schedules found their options more
limited. Nationally, 56% of offices that offered a part-time option
precluded entry-level associates from using that arrangement, and just
9% had an affirmative part-time policy that made the option available
to all attorneys. Nonetheless, an entry-level lawyer’s chances of
finding part-time work were somewhat higher in Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Columbus, Grand Rapids, and Richmond. The cities least likely to offer
a part-time option to entry-level attorneys were Austin, Baltimore,
Kansas City, New Orleans, and Sacramento.
Part-Time Lawyer Ratios Differ from the Workforce at Large
Interestingly,
the dearth of part-time lawyers at law firms distinguishes private law
firm practice from both the U.S. workforce as a whole and from more
defined segments of the workforce. According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), just over 14% of employed individuals during 2006
usually worked part-time, as did a similar percentage of those employed
in professional specialties (e.g., engineers, architects, physicians).
These rates contrast markedly with the 5.4% rate among lawyers at major
law firms.
Table 1. Part-time Work at Law Firms in 2007 — Summary by Lawyer Type
|
Total # |
% Part-Time |
% Who Are Women Working Part-Time |
% Who Are Men Working Part-Time |
% of Women Working Part-Time |
% of Men Working Part-Time |
% of Part-Time Lawyers Who Are Women |
| Partners |
61,049 |
3.0% |
2.1% |
0.9% |
11.7% |
1.1% |
71.2% |
| Associates |
60,504 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
9.6 |
0.8 |
91.2 |
| Other lawyers* |
13,130 |
19.4 |
11.5 |
7.8 |
32.8 |
12.1 |
59.6 |
| Total |
134,683 |
5.4 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
12.7 |
2.0 |
75.1 |
*Includes counsel/of counsel, staff attorneys, and senior
attorneys.
Source: 2007-2008 NALP Directory of Legal Employers.
Table 2. Part-time Lawyers — Partners at Law Firms — 2007
|
ALL PARTNERS |
% of Women Partners Working Part-time |
% of Men Partners Working Part-time |
% of Part-time Partners Who Are Women |
# of Offices |
| # of Partners |
% Part-time |
% Who Are Women Working Part-time |
% Who Are Men Working Part-time |
| Total |
61,049 |
3.0% |
2.1% |
0.9% |
11.7% |
1.1% |
71.2% |
1,514 |
| Firms of: |
| 50 or fewer lawyers |
2,457 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
15.0 |
0.7 |
81.8 |
149 |
| 51-100 lawyers |
5,374 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
0.7 |
9.8 |
0.9 |
71.3 |
153 |
| 101-250 lawyers |
15,697 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1.0 |
13.7 |
1.3 |
70.3 |
277 |
| 251-500 lawyers |
13,719 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
70.9 |
367 |
| 501-700 lawyers |
7,154 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
14.1 |
1.2 |
73.7 |
174 |
| 701+ lawyers |
16,648 |
3.1 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
11.7 |
1.1 |
69.5 |
394 |
| Offices in: |
| Atlanta |
1,730 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
10.7 |
0.5 |
83.7 |
42 |
| Austin |
442 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
50.0 |
19 |
| Baltimore |
550 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
18.6 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
11 |
| Birmingham |
366 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
8 |
| Boston area |
1,933 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
17.2 |
0.7 |
85.5 |
37 |
| Charlotte |
614 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
19.7 |
0.7 |
78.9 |
18 |
| Chicago |
4,383 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
15.8 |
1.4 |
72.8 |
60 |
| Cincinnati |
456 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
85.7 |
12 |
| Cleveland |
686 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
12.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
13 |
| Columbus |
565 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
63.6 |
13 |
| Dallas |
1,297 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
6.2 |
0.6 |
70.0 |
35 |
| Denver |
652 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
9.9 |
1.6 |
63.6 |
24 |
| Detroit area |
986 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
12.6 |
0.5 |
85.7 |
15 |
| Ft. Lauderdale/W. Palm Beach |
242 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
— |
16 |
| Grand Rapids |
374 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
10.2 |
0.3 |
83.3 |
9 |
| Hartford |
331 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
22.0 |
0.4 |
92.9 |
15 |
| Houston |
1,246 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
53.3 |
37 |
| Indianapolis |
721 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
11.8 |
1.2 |
69.6 |
12 |
| Kansas City area |
783 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
75.0 |
12 |
| Las Vegas |
173 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
15 |
| Los Angeles area |
2,463 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
12.2 |
1.5 |
66.7 |
86 |
| Miami |
745 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
8.8 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
23 |
| Milwaukee |
746 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
74.2 |
9 |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul |
1,414 |
4.9 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
13.6 |
2.6 |
58.0 |
25 |
|
377 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
10.6 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
9 |
| New Orleans |
371 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
11.4 |
0.3 |
90.0 |
8 |
| New York City |
7,329 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
7.6 |
0.5 |
75.2 |
140 |
| Northern NJ/Newark area |
1,157 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
0.1 |
93.3 |
27 |
| Northern Virginia |
439 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
11.1 |
1.1 |
63.6 |
22 |
| Orange Co., CA |
586 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
10.1 |
0.8 |
66.7 |
31 |
| Orlando |
248 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
10.5 |
1.0 |
66.7 |
8 |
| Philadelphia |
1,215 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
11.7 |
1.5 |
63.4 |
22 |
| Phoenix |
774 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
5.8 |
1.6 |
44.4 |
19 |
| Pittsburgh |
582 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
9.6 |
0.2 |
90.9 |
12 |
| Portland, OR area |
595 |
4.9 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
18.9 |
1.8 |
69.0 |
21 |
| Raleigh/Durham |
219 |
4.1 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
13.5 |
2.2 |
55.6 |
12 |
| Richmond |
486 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
10 |
| Sacramento |
163 |
6.7 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
15.0 |
4.1 |
54.5 |
10 |
| Salt Lake City |
171 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
20.0 |
0.6 |
75.0 |
10 |
| San Diego |
567 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
13.5 |
2.6 |
55.6 |
23 |
| San Francisco |
1,887 |
6.4 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
18.2 |
2.9 |
65.0 |
64 |
| San Jose area |
845 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
11.0 |
2.6 |
50.0 |
40 |
| Seattle area |
1,049 |
5.1 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
16.3 |
2.1 |
68.5 |
33 |
| St. Louis |
759 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
10.1 |
2.2 |
48.1 |
10 |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg |
477 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
16 |
| Washington, DC |
5,820 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
15.6 |
1.4 |
72.9 |
133 |
| Wilmington |
348 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
17 |
| States: |
| Other areas in California |
247 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
10 |
| Other areas in Connecticut |
289 |
5.2 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
13.2 |
3.4 |
46.7 |
15 |
| Kentucky |
539 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
6.7 |
0.7 |
70.0 |
7 |
| Other areas in New York State |
787 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
13.5 |
1.1 |
70.8 |
15 |
| Other areas in Texas |
297 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
25.0 |
12 |
Source: The 2007-2008 NALP Directory
of Legal Employers.
Note: For law firms that repeated firmwide part-time counts for each
office listing, counts were retained for just one office to avoid
double counting. The number of offices from which use is calculated
is shown in the last column. Some city information includes one or
more offices in adjacent suburbs. Orange County includes offices in
Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Newport Beach. The San Jose area includes
offices in Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and E.
Palo Alto, Redwood Shores/Redwood City, San Jose, and Sunnyvale. The
Northern New Jersey/Newark area includes offices in Newark, Livingston,
Saddle Brook, Roseland, West Orange, Florham Park, Hackensack, Morristown,
Parsippany, Short Hills, Westfield, Bridgewater, Somerset, and Woodbridge.
Northern Virginia includes offices in Falls Church, McLean/Tyson's
Corner, Reston, Vienna, and Alexandria. State figures exclude cities
reported separately.
Table 3. Part-time Lawyers — Associates at Law Firms — 2007
|
ALL ASSOCIATES |
% of Women Associates Working Part-time |
% of Men Associates Working Part-time |
% of Part-time Associates Who Are Women |
# of Offices |
| # of Associates |
% Part-time Associates |
% of Associates Who Are Women Working Part-time |
% of Associates Who Are Men Working Part-time |
| Total |
60,504 |
4.8% |
4.3% |
0.4% |
9.6% |
0.8% |
91.2% |
1,514 |
| Firms of: |
| 50 or fewer lawyers |
1,776 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
9.7 |
0.7 |
91.4 |
149 |
| 51-100 lawyers |
3,670 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
11.5 |
1.1 |
87.9 |
153 |
| 101-250 lawyers |
10,666 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
10.4 |
0.8 |
90.7 |
277 |
| 251-500 lawyers |
12,275 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
9.5 |
0.8 |
91.1 |
367 |
| 501-700 lawyers |
9,000 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
10.0 |
0.8 |
91.3 |
174 |
| 701+ lawyers |
23,117 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
92.2 |
394 |
| Offices in: |
| Atlanta |
1,747 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
0.3 |
9.8 |
0.6 |
93.0 |
42 |
| Austin |
325 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
7.8 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
19 |
| Baltimore |
343 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
94.7 |
11 |
| Birmingham |
182 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
8 |
| Boston area |
2,250 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
11.2 |
1.2 |
88.5 |
37 |
| Charlotte |
588 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
87.0 |
18 |
| Chicago |
3,647 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
0.3 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
94.3 |
60 |
| Cincinnati |
292 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
0.7 |
16.9 |
1.2 |
91.3 |
12 |
| Cleveland |
578 |
6.9 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
14.1 |
1.5 |
87.5 |
13 |
| Columbus |
406 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
0.2 |
11.0 |
0.4 |
95.2 |
13 |
| Dallas |
1,315 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
35 |
| Denver |
491 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
95.7 |
24 |
| Detroit area |
481 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
7.7 |
1.2 |
85.0 |
15 |
| Ft. Lauderdale/W. Palm Beach |
162 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
16 |
| Grand Rapids |
144 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
0.0 |
11.9 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
9 |
| Hartford |
277 |
6.9 |
6.1 |
0.7 |
12.6 |
1.4 |
89.5 |
15 |
| Houston |
1,172 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
37 |
| Indianapolis |
438 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
90.5 |
12 |
| Kansas City area |
451 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
12 |
| Las Vegas |
221 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
15 |
| Los Angeles area |
3,096 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
87.3 |
86 |
| Miami |
607 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
23 |
| Milwaukee |
443 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
12.9 |
0.9 |
93.1 |
9 |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul |
857 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
8.6 |
0.6 |
91.9 |
25 |
| Nashville |
271 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
9 |
| New Orleans |
190 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
8 |
| New York City |
13,574 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
89.4 |
140 |
| Northern NJ/Newark area |
1,344 |
6.8 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
13.9 |
1.2 |
90.2 |
27 |
| Northern Virginia |
394 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
22 |
| Orange Co., CA |
681 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
10.9 |
0.7 |
89.7 |
31 |
| Orlando |
171 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
8 |
| Philadelphia |
1,340 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
0.1 |
12.7 |
0.1 |
98.7 |
22 |
| Phoenix |
550 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
88.0 |
19 |
| Pittsburgh |
466 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
9.8 |
1.5 |
83.3 |
12 |
| Portland, OR area |
386 |
7.3 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
14.7 |
1.4 |
89.3 |
21 |
| Raleigh/Durham |
163 |
6.1 |
4.3 |
1.8 |
10.9 |
3.0 |
70.0 |
12 |
| Richmond |
370 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
18.6 |
0.5 |
96.8 |
10 |
| Sacramento |
155 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
0.0 |
19.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
10 |
| Salt Lake City |
166 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
10.8 |
1.6 |
66.7 |
10 |
| San Diego |
694 |
5.8 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
9.9 |
2.4 |
77.5 |
23 |
| San Francisco |
2,110 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
8.6 |
1.4 |
86.0 |
64 |
| San Jose area |
1,432 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
9.0 |
1.1 |
86.4 |
40 |
| Seattle area |
669 |
9.0 |
8.4 |
0.6 |
16.8 |
1.2 |
93.3 |
33 |
| St. Louis |
589 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
11.4 |
0.3 |
96.9 |
10 |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg |
287 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
83.3 |
16 |
| Washington, DC |
6,369 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
10.6 |
0.8 |
91.4 |
133 |
| Wilmington |
361 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
11.6 |
1.4 |
85.0 |
17 |
| States: |
| Other areas in California |
251 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
10 |
| Other areas in Connecticut |
219 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
0.0 |
19.5 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
15 |
| Kentucky |
330 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
0.0 |
9.2 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
7 |
| Other areas in New York State |
474 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
12.6 |
0.8 |
93.1 |
15 |
| Other areas in Texas |
190 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
5.4 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
12 |
Source: The 2007-2008 NALP Directory
of Legal Employers.
Note: For law firms that repeated firmwide part-time counts for each
office listing, counts were retained for just one office to avoid
double counting. The number of offices from which use is calculated
is shown in the last column. Some city information includes one or
more offices in adjacent suburbs. Orange County includes offices in
Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Newport Beach. The San Jose area includes
offices in Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and E.
Palo Alto, Redwood Shores/Redwood City, San Jose, and Sunnyvale. The
Northern New Jersey/Newark area includes offices in Newark, Livingston,
Saddle Brook, Roseland, West Orange, Florham Park, Hackensack, Morristown,
Parsippany, Short Hills, Westfield, Bridgewater, Somerset, and Woodbridge.
Northern Virginia includes offices in Falls Church, McLean/Tyson's
Corner, Reston, Vienna, and Alexandria. State figures exclude cities
reported separately.
Table 4. Availability and Use of Part-time Schedules at Law Firms — 2007
|
AVAILABILITY |
USE — ALL LAWYERS |
% of Women Lawyers Working Part-time |
% of Men Lawyers Working Part-time |
% of Part-time Lawyers Who Are Women |
# of Offices |
| Part-time Available* |
Not Available to Entry- Level** |
Affirmative Policy Applicable to All** |
# of Lawyers |
% Part-time Lawyers |
% of Lawyers Who Are Women Working Part-time |
% of Lawyers Who Are Men Working Part-time |
| Total |
98.0% |
56.3% |
9.1% |
134,683 |
5.4% |
4.0% |
1.3% |
12.7% |
2.0% |
75.1% |
1,514 |
| Firms of: |
| 50 or fewer lawyers |
86.8 |
61.8 |
7.6 |
4,627 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
1.4 |
13.9 |
2.0 |
72.9 |
149 |
| 51-100 lawyers |
95.5 |
59.1 |
6.0 |
9,907 |
5.0 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
12.7 |
2.0 |
70.3 |
153 |
| 101-250 lawyers |
99.4 |
59.0 |
8.7 |
29,222 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
13.7 |
2.1 |
72.4 |
277 |
| 251-500 lawyers |
99.2 |
59.0 |
7.6 |
29,287 |
5.2 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
12.2 |
2.0 |
73.6 |
367 |
| 501-700 lawyers |
100.0 |
56.4 |
12.9 |
18,095 |
5.7 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
12.9 |
1.9 |
78.2 |
174 |
| 701+ lawyers |
100.0 |
48.9 |
10.7 |
43,545 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
12.1 |
1.9 |
77.7 |
394 |
| Offices in: |
| Atlanta |
100.0 |
66.7 |
8.9 |
3,812 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
11.9 |
1.4 |
80.9 |
42 |
| Austin |
95.2 |
70.0 |
5.0 |
850 |
3.9 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
10.0 |
1.3 |
75.8 |
19 |
| Baltimore |
100.0 |
75.0 |
0.0 |
995 |
6.4 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
18.6 |
1.2 |
87.5 |
11 |
| Birmingham |
100.0 |
55.6 |
0.0 |
598 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
88.9 |
8 |
| Boston area |
100.0 |
44.7 |
18.4 |
4,575 |
6.9 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
16.2 |
2.0 |
80.8 |
37 |
| Charlotte |
95.2 |
60.0 |
10.0 |
1,338 |
6.3 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
14.0 |
3.5 |
59.5 |
18 |
| Chicago |
100.0 |
56.5 |
12.9 |
8,580 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
14.2 |
1.8 |
78.0 |
60 |
| Cincinnati |
100.0 |
30.8 |
7.7 |
834 |
6.7 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
17.1 |
2.8 |
69.6 |
12 |
| Cleveland |
100.0 |
38.5 |
7.7 |
1,417 |
6.4 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
16.5 |
1.9 |
79.1 |
13 |
| Columbus |
100.0 |
30.8 |
7.7 |
1,104 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
84.0 |
13 |
| Dallas |
97.5 |
66.7 |
5.1 |
2,880 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
9.7 |
1.4 |
74.3 |
35 |
| Denver |
100.0 |
52.0 |
8.0 |
1,290 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
11.4 |
1.9 |
75.8 |
24 |
| Detroit area |
100.0 |
68.9 |
12.5 |
1,656 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
11.8 |
1.3 |
78.9 |
15 |
| Ft. Lauderdale/ W. Palm Beach |
100.0 |
61.1 |
0.0 |
452 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
92.3 |
16 |
| Grand Rapids |
88.9 |
37.5 |
12.5 |
610 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
12.3 |
1.8 |
62.5 |
9 |
| Hartford |
100.0 |
47.1 |
17.7 |
681 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
1.3 |
16.7 |
2.0 |
80.4 |
15 |
| Houston |
95.2 |
67.5 |
2.5 |
2,696 |
3.4 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
7.0 |
1.8 |
62.6 |
37 |
| Indianapolis |
91.7 |
63.6 |
18.2 |
1,349 |
6.4 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
14.1 |
3.1 |
66.3 |
12 |
| Kansas City area |
100.0 |
71.4 |
7.1 |
1,503 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
11.2 |
0.8 |
84.2 |
12 |
| Las Vegas |
94.1 |
56.3 |
0.0 |
423 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
15 |
| Los Angeles area |
96.7 |
58.4 |
3.4 |
6,046 |
5.0 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
10.1 |
2.3 |
70.3 |
86 |
| Miami |
100.0 |
50.0 |
12.5 |
1,439 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
8.0 |
0.2 |
94.9 |
23 |
| Milwaukee |
88.9 |
50.0 |
12.5 |
1,242 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
1.7 |
16.3 |
2.4 |
73.8 |
9 |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul |
92.0 |
47.8 |
4.3 |
2,483 |
7.5 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
14.3 |
4.4 |
58.9 |
25 |
| Nashville |
90.9 |
60.0 |
0.0 |
699 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
89.5 |
9 |
| New Orleans |
100.0 |
77.8 |
11.1 |
623 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
11.7 |
0.5 |
92.3 |
8 |
| New York City |
98.0 |
57.5 |
11.0 |
23,139 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
9.6 |
1.2 |
81.1 |
140 |
| Northern NJ/Newark area |
96.4 |
63.0 |
7.4 |
2,815 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
13.1 |
1.2 |
82.5 |
27 |
| Northern Virginia |
100.0 |
68.2 |
9.1 |
900 |
4.9 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
13.7 |
1.5 |
77.3 |
22 |
| Orange Co., CA |
93.9 |
54.8 |
6.5 |
1,349 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
14.4 |
1.7 |
75.0 |
31 |
| Orlando |
100.0 |
66.7 |
11.1 |
465 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
82.4 |
8 |
| Philadelphia |
100.0 |
53.9 |
11.5 |
2,941 |
6.7 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
15.6 |
2.2 |
77.6 |
22 |
| Phoenix |
95.0 |
63.2 |
5.3 |
1,412 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
10.8 |
2.1 |
66.7 |
19 |
| Pittsburgh |
100.0 |
53.9 |
23.1 |
1,161 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
12.3 |
1.6 |
76.4 |
12 |
| Portland, OR area |
95.5 |
66.7 |
9.5 |
1,062 |
6.7 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
17.8 |
2.4 |
74.6 |
21 |
| Raleigh/Durham |
100.0 |
53.9 |
0.0 |
480 |
7.5 |
4.6 |
2.9 |
14.2 |
4.3 |
61.1 |
12 |
| Richmond |
100.0 |
36.4 |
18.2 |
942 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
19.1 |
0.6 |
92.6 |
10 |
| Sacramento |
100.0 |
80.0 |
0.0 |
360 |
10.8 |
7.8 |
3.1 |
20.7 |
4.9 |
71.8 |
10 |
| Salt Lake City |
90.9 |
40.0 |
0.0 |
351 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
16.1 |
2.7 |
52.9 |
10 |
| San Diego |
100.0 |
54.2 |
8.3 |
1,366 |
6.4 |
4.7 |
1.8 |
13.9 |
2.7 |
72.7 |
23 |
| San Francisco |
100.0 |
52.9 |
7.4 |
4,372 |
7.9 |
5.3 |
2.7 |
14.1 |
4.2 |
66.6 |
64 |
| San Jose area |
97.7 |
51.2 |
9.3 |
2,449 |
6.2 |
4.5 |
1.8 |
12.5 |
2.8 |
71.2 |
40 |
| Seattle area |
97.0 |
59.4 |
3.1 |
1,872 |
8.4 |
6.3 |
2.1 |
19.3 |
3.2 |
74.7 |
33 |
| St. Louis |
100.0 |
66.7 |
8.3 |
1,485 |
6.9 |
4.5 |
2.4 |
15.2 |
3.4 |
65.7 |
10 |
| Tampa/St. Petersburg |
100.0 |
52.9 |
17.7 |
800 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
92.3 |
16 |
| Washington, DC |
99.3 |
51.4 |
14.3 |
13,970 |
6.5 |
5.0 |
1.6 |
14.8 |
2.4 |
75.9 |
133 |
| Wilmington |
100.0 |
66.7 |
5.6 |
765 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
11.1 |
1.1 |
80.0 |
17 |
| States: |
| Other areas in California |
80.0 |
62.5 |
0.0 |
540 |
4.4 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
3.5 |
45.8 |
10 |
| Other areas in Connecticut |
100.0 |
66.7 |
13.3 |
552 |
10.0 |
7.8 |
2.2 |
22.3 |
3.3 |
78.2 |
15 |
| Kentucky |
100.0 |
33.3 |
0.0 |
1,035 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
1.0 |
13.7 |
1.3 |
80.0 |
7 |
| Other areas in New York State |
100.0 |
33.3 |
13.3 |
1,430 |
6.0 |
4.1 |
1.9 |
15.6 |
2.6 |
68.6 |
15 |
| Other areas in Texas |
92.9 |
84.6 |
0.0 |
541 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
7.9 |
1.7 |
61.1 |
12 |
* Percentages are based on all offices and reflect availability either as an affirmative
policy or on a case-by-case basis.
** Percentages are based on offices which make part-time work available.
Source: The 2007-2008 NALP Directory of Legal Employers.
Note: For law firms that repeated firmwide part-time counts for each
office listing, counts were retained for just one office to avoid
double counting. The number of offices from which use is calculated
is shown in the last column. Some city information includes one or
more offices in adjacent suburbs. Orange County includes offices in
Costa Mesa, Irvine, and Newport Beach. The San Jose area includes
offices in Cupertino, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto and E.
Palo Alto, Redwood Shores/Redwood City, San Jose, and Sunnyvale. The
Northern New Jersey/Newark area includes offices in Newark, Livingston,
Saddle Brook, Roseland, West Orange, Florham Park, Hackensack, Morristown,
Parsippany, Short Hills, Westfield, Bridgewater, Somerset, and Woodbridge.
Northern Virginia includes offices in Falls Church, McLean/Tyson's
Corner, Reston, Vienna, and Alexandria. State figures exclude cities
reported separately.
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