Navigation Women now majority of law firm associates, set to lead ‘Decade of the Female Lawyer’
For the first time, women now make up the majority of law firm associates. They also comprise more than 40% of the federal government’s lawyers, according to the American Bar Association’s 2024 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession.
The report predicts that 2016 to 2026 “may become known as the Decade of the Female Lawyer,” with the profession shifting from a male majority to a female majority.
“Male attorneys still outnumber female attorneys 58% to 41%, but the gap is narrowing as U.S. law schools award more juris doctor degrees to women than men every year, while older lawyers — predominantly men — are retiring,” according to the report.
