This statistic displays the ratio of professional and administrative staff to lawyer of law firms worldwide between 2005 and 2016. In 2016, there were 0.87 professional and administrative staff for every lawyer, compared to a one-to-one ratio in 2008.
Professional and administrative staff to lawyer ratio of law firms worldwide between 2005 and 2016*
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Citi Private Bank. (December 13, 2017). Professional and administrative staff to lawyer ratio of law firms worldwide between 2005 and 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829790/professional-administrative-staff-to-lawyer-ratio-legal-services/
Citi Private Bank. "Professional and administrative staff to lawyer ratio of law firms worldwide between 2005 and 2016*." Chart. December 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829790/professional-administrative-staff-to-lawyer-ratio-legal-services/
Citi Private Bank. (2017). Professional and administrative staff to lawyer ratio of law firms worldwide between 2005 and 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829790/professional-administrative-staff-to-lawyer-ratio-legal-services/
Citi Private Bank. "Professional and Administrative Staff to Lawyer Ratio of Law Firms Worldwide between 2005 and 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829790/professional-administrative-staff-to-lawyer-ratio-legal-services/
Citi Private Bank, Professional and administrative staff to lawyer ratio of law firms worldwide between 2005 and 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829790/professional-administrative-staff-to-lawyer-ratio-legal-services/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Professional and administrative staff to lawyer ratio of law firms worldwide between 2005 and 2016* [Graph], Citi Private Bank, December 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829790/professional-administrative-staff-to-lawyer-ratio-legal-services/