Numbers of Legal Occupations in Virginia
Occupation group
Legal Occupations
Year |
Number |
2004 |
28,220 |
2005 |
22,840 |
2006 |
30,700 |
2007 |
32,310 |
2008 |
32,430 |
2009 |
32,010 |
2010 |
32,210 |
2011 |
34,500 |
2012 |
35,170 |
2013 |
35,680 |
2014 |
36,040 |
2015 |
35,440 |
2016 |
26,590 |
2017 |
34,290 |
2018 |
34,880 |
2019 |
36,200 |
Individual occupations
Lawyers
Year |
Number |
2004 |
13,140 |
2005 |
12,070 |
2006 |
13,200 |
2007 |
13,830 |
2008 |
14,170 |
2009 |
14,550 |
2010 |
14,200 |
2011 |
15,140 |
2012 |
15,720 |
2013 |
16,010 |
2014 |
17,090 |
2015 |
16,620 |
2016 |
16,890 |
2017 |
16,330 |
2018 |
15,890 |
2019 |
16,910 |
Judicial Law Clerks
Year |
Number |
2010 |
690 |
2011 |
340 |
2012 |
150 |
2013 |
130 |
2014 |
130 |
2015 |
90 |
2016 |
90 |
2017 |
90 |
2018 |
70 |
2019 |
70 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Year |
Number |
2004 |
7,250 |
2005 |
7,020 |
2006 |
8,320 |
2007 |
8,590 |
2008 |
8,510 |
2009 |
7,870 |
2010 |
7,110 |
2011 |
8,070 |
2012 |
8,680 |
2013 |
8,870 |
2014 |
8,580 |
2015 |
8,370 |
2016 |
0 |
2017 |
8,790 |
2018 |
9,960 |
2019 |
10,220 |
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
Year |
Number |
2004 |
1,380 |
2005 |
2,790 |
2006 |
2,730 |
2007 |
2,410 |
2008 |
1,550 |
2009 |
1,170 |
2010 |
1,310 |
2011 |
1,240 |
2012 |
1,080 |
2013 |
1,130 |
2014 |
820 |
2015 |
1,030 |
2016 |
980 |
2017 |
1,150 |
2018 |
1,390 |
2019 |
1,510 |
Legal Support Workers, All Other
Year |
Number |
2004 |
5,640 |
2005 |
0 |
2006 |
6,090 |
2007 |
7,120 |
2008 |
7,260 |
2009 |
7,810 |
2010 |
8,260 |
2011 |
9,400 |
2012 |
9,000 |
2013 |
8,950 |
2014 |
8,840 |
2015 |
8,880 |
2016 |
8,120 |
2017 |
7,410 |
2018 |
7,050 |
2019 |
6,990 |