One-third to One-Half of 1.5 Million U.S. Lawyers Do Not Work as Lawyers
That’s right. A very large number of law graduates choose not to practice law. Instead, they pursue careers in banking, other financial institutions, insurance, technology and e-commerce, management consulting, corporate contracts administration, alternative dispute resolution, government regulation or compliance work, law enforcement, human resources, accounting, the military, government executive positions, legislative positions, administrative agencies, teaching, journalism, risk management, judicial clerkships, law school administration, law firm professional development or CLE training, or other professions. In the report I summarized in yesterday's blog , authors Simikovic and McIntyre analyzed data for 2009 from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to conclude that about three out of five law graduates work as lawyers. Fifty-eight percent of all law degree holders report “lawyer” as their occup...