Most large law firms make part-time schedules available to their experienced
attorneys, but just 4.7% of associates and 2.8% of partners were working
part-time in 2006. Moreover, most lawyers working part-time are women — women
represented 72% of partners working part-time and 89% of associates working
part-time. 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 2006-2007 Directory comprises
listings from primarily large law firms and includes part-time use information
from almost 1,500 individual law offices and firms and over 132,000 lawyers.
In 2006, nearly all offices, 96%, 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% overall. Associates are more likely to be working
part-time (4.7%) than partners (2.8%), but other lawyers, such as of counsel and
staff attorneys, show the highest rate of part-time work, over 16%. Because of
expanded data collection, NALP is able to track for the first time the use of
part-time schedules by men and women, for partners, associates, and other
lawyers. This expanded information reveals that women partners are more likely
to be working part-time than are women associates, with 11.4% of women partners
working part-time and 9.5% of women associates working part-time. Just about 1%
of men, either partners or associates, work part-time. (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 (3.6% and 4%, respectively) than in New York City
(1.4%), as are women partners working part-time, about 15% versus 7%. A similar
contrast, though not as dramatic, is true of associates. In Chicago and
Washington, DC, about 5.3% of associates work part-time, compared with 4.2% in
New York City, and about 11% of women associates work part-time in Chicago and
Washington, DC, compared with 8.4% 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 Baltimore, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee, Raleigh/Durham, 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 Charlotte, Denver, Hartford, Salt
Lake City, and Washington, DC. But in a number of cities fewer than 1% of
partners are working part-time, and in eight 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 New Orleans, just 1% of
associates, none of them men, worked part-time. Other cities in which no male
associates were reported as working part-time include Austin, Columbus, Denver,
Ft. Lauderdale/W. Palm Beach, Miami, and Nashville. In Baltimore, Hartford,
Raleigh/Durham, and Richmond, 7-9% of associates worked part-time. These same
cities also report the highest percentage of women associates working part-time,
16-18%.
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 the portions of
California outside of the cities (3.6%); the percentage of women partners
working part-time was highest in New York state outside of New York City
(12.0%). These two areas also had the highest percentage of part-time associates
(5.4% and 6.1%, respectively), and of women associates working part-time (11%
and 13.4%, respectively).
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 7% 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 Boston, Cincinnati, Hartford, and Salt Lake City. The cities
least likely to offer a part-time option to entry-level attorneys were Detroit
and New Orleans.
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 2005 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 5.0% rate among lawyers at major law firms.
Table 1. Part-time Work at Law Firms in 2006 —
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 |
60,394 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
71.6 |
Associates |
59,684 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
89.4 |
Other lawyers* |
12,335 |
16.6 |
10.4 |
6.2 |
30.5 |
9.5 |
62.5 |
Total |
132,413 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
12.1 |
1.7 |
76.4 |
Includes counsel/of counsel, staff attorneys, and senior
attorneys.
Source: NALP 2006-2007 Directory of Legal Employers.
Table 2. Part-Time Lawyers — Partners at Law
Firms — 2006
|
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 |
60,394 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
71.6 |
1,491 |
Firms of: |
50 or fewer lawyers |
2,472 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
11.7 |
1.0 |
69.6 |
155 |
51-100 lawyers |
5,864 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
12.0 |
0.9 |
74.7 |
173 |
101-250 lawyers |
16,397 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
12.5 |
1.1 |
71.0 |
300 |
251-500 lawyers |
14,006 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
9.1 |
0.9 |
70.2 |
360 |
501-700 lawyers |
6,115 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
12.2 |
1.0 |
72.0 |
131 |
701+ lawyers |
15,540 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
11.6 |
1.0 |
72.1 |
372 |
Offices in: |
Atlanta |
1,719 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
11.9 |
0.9 |
73.5 |
42 |
Austin |
424 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
40.0 |
19 |
Baltimore |
554 |
5.2 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
19.6 |
1.8 |
72.4 |
11 |
Birmingham |
604 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
11 |
Boston area |
1,979 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
16.1 |
0.8 |
82.2 |
36 |
Charlotte |
578 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
25.8 |
0.4 |
89.5 |
18 |
Chicago |
4,272 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
15.1 |
0.8 |
80.9 |
59 |
Cincinnati |
567 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
80.0 |
12 |
Cleveland |
706 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
11.4 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
14 |
Columbus |
589 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
10.1 |
0.2 |
90.9 |
14 |
Dallas |
1,511 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
0.1 |
90.0 |
37 |
Denver |
793 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
1.3 |
14.8 |
1.6 |
73.0 |
26 |
Detroit area |
1,052 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
14.4 |
0.7 |
82.9 |
16 |
Ft. Lauderdale/W. Palm Beach |
295 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
13 |
Grand Rapids |
347 |
5.5 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
36.1 |
1.9 |
68.4 |
8 |
Hartford |
448 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
19.7 |
0.3 |
93.8 |
15 |
Houston |
1,211 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
47.4 |
37 |
Indianapolis |
703 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
13.0 |
0.9 |
76.2 |
11 |
Kansas City area |
770 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
0.3 |
60.0 |
11 |
Los Angeles area |
2,810 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
8.9 |
0.9 |
69.6 |
90 |
Miami |
697 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
7.4 |
0.2 |
91.7 |
22 |
Milwaukee |
739 |
5.3 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
18.2 |
2.5 |
61.5 |
9 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul |
1,363 |
4.8 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
15.1 |
2.2 |
63.1 |
23 |
Nashville |
386 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
12.1 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
9 |
New Orleans |
373 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
11.3 |
0.3 |
90.0 |
8 |
New York City |
7,061 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
78.2 |
141 |
Northern NJ/Newark area |
1,069 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
26 |
Northern Virginia |
438 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
14.8 |
1.1 |
69.2 |
23 |
Orange County, CA |
494 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
11.1 |
0.7 |
70.0 |
28 |
Philadelphia |
1,312 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
10.7 |
1.2 |
66.7 |
21 |
Phoenix |
719 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
7.3 |
2.0 |
42.9 |
17 |
Pittsburgh |
673 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
14.7 |
0.5 |
84.2 |
12 |
Portland |
596 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
13.1 |
2.7 |
51.9 |
19 |
Raleigh/Durham |
237 |
5.1 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
14.9 |
2.6 |
58.3 |
13 |
Richmond |
463 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
8 |
Salt Lake City |
190 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
23.1 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
9 |
San Diego |
540 |
4.4 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
12.0 |
2.7 |
50.0 |
22 |
San Francisco |
1,794 |
6.3 |
4.2 |
2.1 |
18.8 |
2.7 |
66.4 |
58 |
San Jose area |
846 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
10.3 |
2.5 |
48.5 |
43 |
Seattle area |
1,067 |
5.5 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
19.3 |
2.1 |
69.5 |
34 |
St. Louis |
787 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
75.0 |
11 |
Tampa/St. Petersburg |
413 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
80.0 |
13 |
Washington |
5,727 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
15.6 |
1.3 |
74.8 |
135 |
Wilmington |
304 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
12 |
States: |
Other areas in California |
419 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
33.3 |
20 |
Other areas in Florida |
580 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
60.0 |
17 |
Kentucky |
530 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
42.9 |
7 |
Nevada |
192 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
15 |
Other areas in New York State |
886 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
80.0 |
16 |
Other areas in Texas |
276 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
25.0 |
12 |
Source: 2006-2007 NALP Directory of Legal Employers. For law firms
that repeated firmwide demographic information for each office listing 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 The San Jose area includes
offices in Cupertino View Jose and Sunnyvale. The Northern New Jersey/Newark
area includes offices in Newark Park Bridgewater offices in Falls Church figures
exclude cities reported separately.
Table 3. Part-Time Lawyers — Associates at Law
Firms — 2006
|
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 |
% Who Are
Women Working Part-Time |
% Who Are Men
Working Part-Time |
Total |
59,684 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
89.4 |
1,491 |
Firms of: |
50 or fewer lawyers |
1,745 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
0.6 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
88.5 |
155 |
51-100 lawyers |
4,067 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
10.3 |
1.0 |
87.2 |
173 |
101-250 lawyers |
11,908 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
92.5 |
300 |
251-500 lawyers |
12,476 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
9.2 |
1.1 |
87.4 |
360 |
501-700 lawyers |
8,001 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
9.2 |
0.6 |
92.7 |
131 |
701+ lawyers |
21,487 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
9.4 |
1.0 |
88.3 |
372 |
Offices in: |
Atlanta |
1,766 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
90.2 |
42 |
Austin |
302 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
9.9 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
19 |
Baltimore |
357 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
0.3 |
16.0 |
0.5 |
96.3 |
11 |
Birmingham |
349 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
11 |
Boston area |
2,241 |
6.2 |
5.5 |
0.7 |
11.9 |
1.3 |
88.6 |
36 |
Charlotte |
521 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
88.2 |
18 |
Chicago |
3,542 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
11.0 |
0.7 |
92.5 |
59 |
Cincinnati |
418 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
14.5 |
0.8 |
92.9 |
12 |
Cleveland |
639 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
11.9 |
1.1 |
88.9 |
14 |
Columbus |
455 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
8.5 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
14 |
Dallas |
1,509 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
6.7 |
0.1 |
97.6 |
37 |
Denver |
592 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
10.5 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
26 |
Detroit area |
514 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
8.9 |
0.3 |
95.2 |
16 |
Ft. Lauderdale/W. Palm Beach |
200 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
10.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
13 |
Grand Rapids |
132 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
11.1 |
1.3 |
85.7 |
8 |
Hartford |
390 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
16.7 |
0.5 |
97.0 |
15 |
Houston |
1,140 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
90.0 |
37 |
Indianapolis |
466 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
9.2 |
0.4 |
94.7 |
11 |
Kansas City area |
523 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
11 |
Los Angeles area |
3,408 |
5.3 |
4.0 |
1.3 |
8.8 |
2.4 |
75.0 |
90 |
Miami |
574 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
22 |
Milwaukee |
409 |
6.4 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
12.1 |
1.8 |
84.6 |
9 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul |
807 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
8.2 |
1.3 |
82.9 |
23 |
Nashville |
268 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
9 |
New Orleans |
204 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
8 |
New York City |
13,163 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
0.4 |
8.4 |
0.8 |
89.6 |
141 |
Northern NJ/Newark area |
1,302 |
4.5 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
9.3 |
0.8 |
89.8 |
26 |
Northern Virginia |
410 |
6.8 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
14.7 |
1.6 |
85.7 |
23 |
Orange County, CA |
591 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
10.6 |
1.1 |
85.7 |
28 |
Philadelphia |
1,456 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
0.1 |
12.2 |
0.3 |
97.6 |
21 |
Phoenix |
520 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
10.4 |
0.6 |
91.7 |
17 |
Pittsburgh |
528 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
10.1 |
1.3 |
85.2 |
12 |
Portland, OR area |
362 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
0.3 |
15.7 |
0.5 |
96.0 |
19 |
Raleigh/Durham |
174 |
9.2 |
6.9 |
2.3 |
16.0 |
4.0 |
75.0 |
13 |
Richmond |
362 |
8.6 |
8.3 |
0.3 |
18.2 |
0.5 |
96.8 |
8 |
Salt Lake City |
151 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
12.1 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
9 |
San Diego |
646 |
5.1 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
7.8 |
2.8 |
69.7 |
22 |
San Francisco |
1,997 |
5.6 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
8.6 |
2.4 |
79.3 |
58 |
San Jose area |
1,385 |
5.8 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
11.1 |
1.7 |
83.8 |
43 |
Seattle area |
667 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
12.0 |
0.6 |
95.2 |
34 |
St. Louis |
631 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
0.2 |
10.9 |
0.3 |
96.7 |
11 |
Tampa/St. Petersburg |
259 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
66.7 |
13 |
Washington, DC |
6,198 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
10.7 |
0.9 |
90.7 |
135 |
Wilmington |
322 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
10.0 |
2.0 |
75.0 |
12 |
States: |
Other areas in California |
373 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
11.0 |
0.5 |
95.0 |
20 |
Other areas in Florida |
354 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
85.7 |
17 |
Kentucky |
317 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
9.4 |
0.6 |
92.9 |
7 |
Nevada |
210 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
80.0 |
15 |
Other areas in New York State |
542 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
13.4 |
0.6 |
93.9 |
16 |
Other areas in Texas |
187 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
100.0 |
12 |
Source: 2006-2007 NALP Directory of Legal Employers. For law firms
that repeated firmwide demographic information for each office listing, use
information was 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, Rochelle Park,
Roseland, West Orange, Florham Park, Hackensack, Morristown, Parsippany, Short
Hills, Westfield, Bridgewater, Somerset, and Woodbridge. Northern Virginia
includes offices in Falls Church, McLean, Reston, Vienna, and Alexandria. State
figures exclude cities reported separately.
Table 4. Availability and Use of Part-Time Schedules at Law
Firms — 2006
|
AVAILABILITY |
USE — ALL LAWYERS |
# 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 |
% of Women Lawyers Working Part-Time |
% of Men Lawyers Working Part-Time |
% of Part-Time Lawyers Who Are Women |
Total |
96.2 |
55.8 |
6.9 |
132,413 |
5.0 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
12.1 |
1.7 |
76.4 |
1,491 |
Firms of: |
50 or fewer lawyers |
79.5 |
52.4 |
9.7 |
4,602 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
12.8 |
1.9 |
72.1 |
155 |
51-100 lawyers |
90.0 |
55.6 |
2.5 |
10,899 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
12.6 |
1.9 |
70.4 |
173 |
101-250 lawyers |
98.2 |
65.5 |
4.9 |
31,271 |
4.9 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
12.8 |
1.7 |
75.7 |
300 |
251-500 lawyers |
99.0 |
55.9 |
5.1 |
29,634 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
11.8 |
1.9 |
73.9 |
360 |
501-700 lawyers |
100.0 |
57.5 |
9.7 |
15,648 |
4.6 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
11.4 |
1.1 |
83.6 |
131 |
701+ lawyers |
99.7 |
48.0 |
10.3 |
40,359 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
12.0 |
1.7 |
78.1 |
372 |
Offices in: |
Atlanta |
97.9 |
56.5 |
8.7 |
3,768 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
10.8 |
1.1 |
82.8 |
42 |
Austin |
95.5 |
61.9 |
4.8 |
805 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
11.3 |
1.2 |
79.4 |
19 |
Baltimore |
100.0 |
75.0 |
0.0 |
993 |
7.9 |
5.7 |
2.1 |
19.2 |
3.0 |
73.1 |
11 |
Birmingham |
100.0 |
63.6 |
0.0 |
1,024 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
5.3 |
0.1 |
92.9 |
11 |
Boston area |
100.0 |
39.5 |
18.4 |
4,542 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
16.0 |
1.8 |
81.8 |
36 |
Charlotte |
100.0 |
70.0 |
5.0 |
1,189 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
14.4 |
1.7 |
73.7 |
18 |
Chicago |
100.0 |
53.1 |
7.8 |
8,316 |
5.4 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
14.3 |
1.4 |
82.3 |
59 |
Cincinnati |
100.0 |
33.3 |
8.3 |
1,071 |
5.3 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
14.2 |
1.7 |
77.2 |
12 |
Cleveland |
100.0 |
46.7 |
6.7 |
1,504 |
5.5 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
14.9 |
1.3 |
82.9 |
14 |
Columbus |
100.0 |
42.9 |
7.1 |
1,172 |
4.2 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
11.9 |
1.1 |
81.6 |
14 |
Dallas |
85.7 |
55.6 |
5.6 |
3,311 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
84.1 |
37 |
Denver |
96.2 |
62.5 |
8.3 |
1,543 |
9.1 |
5.8 |
3.2 |
17.2 |
4.9 |
64.3 |
26 |
Detroit area |
94.1 |
81.3 |
6.3 |
1,794 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
1.3 |
13.4 |
1.8 |
73.3 |
16 |
Ft. Lauderdale/
W. Palm Beach |
100.0 |
60.0 |
6.7 |
542 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
90.9 |
13 |
Grand Rapids |
100.0 |
50.0 |
12.5 |
550 |
5.6 |
3.8 |
1.8 |
20.4 |
2.2 |
67.7 |
8 |
Hartford |
100.0 |
25.0 |
18.8 |
969 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
20.6 |
0.9 |
91.2 |
15 |
Houston |
95.1 |
64.1 |
2.6 |
2,648 |
4.2 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
8.4 |
2.3 |
60.9 |
37 |
Indianapolis |
81.8 |
66.7 |
0.0 |
1,365 |
6.1 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
16.5 |
1.9 |
78.3 |
11 |
Kansas City area |
100.0 |
69.2 |
0.0 |
1,570 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
86.4 |
11 |
Los Angeles area |
94.6 |
59.1 |
2.3 |
6,785 |
5.1 |
3.6 |
1.5 |
10.6 |
2.3 |
69.8 |
90 |
Miami |
95.8 |
47.8 |
8.7 |
1,341 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
0.2 |
93.5 |
22 |
Milwaukee |
98.9 |
50.0 |
12.5 |
1,209 |
7.3 |
4.5 |
2.7 |
16.8 |
3.7 |
62.5 |
9 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul |
91.7 |
40.9 |
9.1 |
2,352 |
7.1 |
4.0 |
3.1 |
13.7 |
4.4 |
56.5 |
23 |
Nashville |
90.0 |
55.6 |
0.0 |
691 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
90.0 |
9 |
New Orleans |
100.0 |
88.9 |
0.0 |
636 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
7.4 |
0.7 |
83.3 |
8 |
New York City |
96.6 |
57.3 |
9.8 |
22,270 |
3.9 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
9.6 |
1.0 |
84.0 |
141 |
Northern NJ/Newark area |
89.3 |
68.0 |
8.0 |
2,653 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
79.8 |
26 |
Northern Virginia |
100.0 |
65.2 |
0.0 |
918 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
16.8 |
1.6 |
78.8 |
23 |
Orange County, CA |
96.7 |
55.2 |
6.9 |
1,155 |
5.5 |
3.9 |
1.6 |
14.3 |
2.3 |
70.3 |
28 |
Philadelphia |
100.0 |
54.2 |
8.3 |
3,091 |
5.9 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
14.5 |
1.7 |
80.9 |
21 |
Phoenix |
94.1 |
62.5 |
6.3 |
1,332 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
12.4 |
1.8 |
73.0 |
17 |
Pittsburgh |
100.0 |
57.1 |
21.4 |
1,318 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
12.9 |
0.9 |
83.9 |
12 |
Portland, OR area |
90.5 |
63.2 |
0.0 |
1,041 |
5.6 |
4.1 |
1.4 |
15.5 |
2.0 |
74.1 |
19 |
Raleigh/Durham |
100.0 |
50.0 |
0.0 |
495 |
7.1 |
5.1 |
2.0 |
14.4 |
3.1 |
71.4 |
13 |
Richmond |
100.0 |
44.4 |
0.0 |
902 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
0.2 |
15.5 |
0.3 |
95.2 |
8 |
Salt Lake City |
90.0 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
357 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
24.0 |
0.7 |
85.7 |
9 |
San Diego |
95.5 |
52.4 |
4.8 |
1,323 |
5.3 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
10.5 |
2.5 |
68.6 |
22 |
San Francisco |
100.0 |
54.8 |
6.5 |
4,143 |
7.9 |
5.4 |
2.6 |
14.3 |
4.1 |
67.7 |
58 |
San Jose area |
97.8 |
54.5 |
6.8 |
2,398 |
6.7 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
13.6 |
3.0 |
70.6 |
43 |
Seattle area |
82.9 |
62.1 |
0.0 |
1,867 |
7.1 |
5.4 |
1.7 |
16.8 |
2.5 |
75.9 |
34 |
St. Louis |
91.7 |
63.6 |
9.1 |
1,590 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
12.2 |
1.8 |
72.4 |
11 |
Tampa/
St. Petersburg |
100.0 |
57.1 |
7.1 |
712 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
73.3 |
13 |
Washington, DC |
99.3 |
52.1 |
7.0 |
13,543 |
6.1 |
4.7 |
1.4 |
14.3 |
2.1 |
77.1 |
135 |
Wilmington |
100.0 |
61.5 |
0.0 |
668 |
3.9 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
11.1 |
1.4 |
73.1 |
12 |
States: |
Other areas in California |
87.0 |
75.0 |
0.0 |
888 |
6.5 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
12.1 |
3.8 |
60.3 |
20 |
Other areas in Florida |
95.0 |
52.6 |
10.5 |
1,068 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
80.0 |
17 |
Kentucky |
100.0 |
25.0 |
0.0 |
994 |
5.3 |
3.6 |
1.7 |
13.3 |
2.4 |
67.9 |
7 |
Nevada |
94.1 |
62.5 |
6.3 |
425 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
87.5 |
15 |
Other areas in New York State |
94.4 |
47.1 |
0.0 |
1,609 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
14.9 |
1.4 |
77.9 |
16 |
Other areas in Texas |
92.9 |
76.9 |
0.0 |
516 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
71.4 |
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: 2006-2007 NALP Directory of Legal Employers. For law firms
that repeated firmwide demographic information for each office listing, use
information was retained for just one office to avoid double counting. The
number of offices from which use is calculated is shown in the last column.
However, availability figures are based on all offices, a total of 1,614. 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, Rochelle Park,
Roseland, West Orange, Florham Park, Hackensack, Morristown, Parsippany, Short
Hills, Westfield, Bridgewater, Somerset, and Woodbridge. Northern Virginia
includes offices in Falls Church, McLean, Reston, Vienna, and Alexandria. State
figures exclude cities reported separately.
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