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Women in the Legal Profession: Statistics

Statistics

Statistics compiled by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession in collaboration with the Stanford Law School Library.

 

Employment

Women Comprise:
29.1% of all lawyers*
(*Source: ABA Marketing Research, National Lawyer Population Survey Statistics, 2003)
45.34% of associates at large law firms*
18.74% of partners at large law firms*
(*Source: 2008-2009 NALP Directory of Legal Employers)
Women employed in law schools:
19.8% of Deans*
29.3% of Full Professors*
46.8% of Associate Professors*
53.9% of Assistant Professors*
(*Source: 2007-2008 AALS Statistical Report on Law Faculty)

Judiciary

Women in the Federal Judiciary:
11.1% of the U.S. Supreme Court (i.e., 1 out of 9)
17.4% of U.S. Circuit Court Judges*
16.2% of U.S. District Court Judges*
(*Source: Federal Judicial Center, 2003)

Legal Education

Women made up 47.3% of all entering law students in 2007*
(*Source: 2009 ABA-LSAC Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools)

 
Women employed in law schools:
19.8% of Deans*
29.3% of Full Professors*
46.8% of Associate Professors*
53.9% of Assistant Professors*
(*Source: 2007-2008 AALS Statistical Report on Law Faculty)