Numbers of Legal Occupations in District of Columbia

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2004 35,620
2005 35,680
2006 35,920
2007 37,300
2008 36,790
2009 36,500
2010 36,870
2011 38,050
2012 39,150
2013 39,740
2014 38,560
2015 37,620
2016 38,530
2017 39,070
2018 39,630
2019 39,280

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2004 26,090
2005 26,930
2006 28,230
2007 29,060
2008 28,960
2009 28,440
2010 28,390
2011 29,010
2012 30,830
2013 31,810
2014 31,420
2015 30,690
2016 31,470
2017 32,090
2018 31,680
2019 30,960

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2010 310
2011 250

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2004 30
2005 60
2006 90
2007 110
2008 110
2009 140
2010 110
2011 100
2012 50
2013 50
2014 60
2015 0
2016 100
2017 90
2018 90
2019 80

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2004 8,160
2005 7,350
2006 7,550
2007 7,170
2008 6,800
2009 6,830
2010 6,350
2011 6,950
2012 6,520
2013 6,350
2014 5,750
2015 5,490
2016 5,400
2017 5,260
2018 5,330
2019 5,810

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2006 50
2007 50
2015 0
2016 60
2017 50
2018 50

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 1,340
2005 1,340
2006 0
2007 910
2008 920
2009 1,090
2010 1,710
2011 1,740
2012 1,750
2013 1,530
2014 1,330
2015 1,440
2016 1,500
2017 1,580
2018 2,480
2019 2,430