Numbers of Legal Occupations in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2005 3,630
2006 3,170
2007 3,280
2008 3,150
2009 2,800
2010 2,770
2011 2,950
2012 2,830
2013 3,060
2014 2,660
2015 2,960
2016 2,770
2017 3,060
2018 2,800
2019 2,850

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2005 1,950
2006 1,920
2007 2,100
2008 1,780
2009 1,880
2010 1,860
2011 1,810
2012 1,780
2013 1,770
2014 1,710
2015 1,780
2016 1,800
2017 1,880
2018 1,690
2019 1,570

Judicial Law Clerks

Year Number
2011 50
2014 30
2018 30
2019 30

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Year Number
2005 120
2006 80
2007 60
2008 50
2013 70
2014 50
2015 80
2016 80
2017 90
2018 90
2019 70

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

Year Number
2006 50
2007 40
2008 40

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Year Number
2005 120
2006 80
2007 80
2008 80
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2013 70
2014 70
2015 80
2016 90
2017 80
2018 80
2019 80

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2005 850
2006 780
2007 830
2008 1,040
2009 850
2010 840
2011 920
2012 820
2013 920
2014 680
2015 780
2016 690
2017 590
2018 810
2019 1,040

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2005 140
2006 190
2007 120
2008 110
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 110
2013 120
2014 120
2015 170
2016 0
2017 310
2018 0
2019 0

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 450
2006 70
2007 50
2008 50
2010 0
2011 100
2012 120
2013 110
2015 70
2016 110
2017 110
2018 100
2019 60