Numbers of Legal Occupations in Portland-South Portland, ME

Occupation group

Legal Occupations

Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,580
2007 1,750
2008 1,830
2009 1,700
2010 1,630
2011 1,360
2012 1,500
2013 1,540
2014 1,630
2015 1,520
2016 1,510
2017 1,680
2018 1,720
2019 1,610

Individual occupations

Lawyers

Year Number
2005 1,040
2006 1,050
2007 1,030
2008 1,020
2009 980
2010 970
2011 850
2012 910
2013 900
2014 1,100
2015 970
2016 880
2017 870
2018 920
2019 980

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Year Number
2005 460
2006 470
2007 620
2008 760
2009 660
2010 500
2011 510
2012 590
2013 590
2014 480
2015 480
2016 570
2017 640
2018 710
2019 600

Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers

Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 60
2009 0
2010 160
2011 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 120
2018 90
2019 0

Legal Support Workers, All Other

Year Number
2005 80
2006 60
2007 40
2008 50
2009 60
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 50
2014 50
2015 70
2016 60
2017 50
2019 30