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)
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- 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)
