TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 18, 2025

Despite strains on the economy, the U.S. legal sector had its fifth straight month of employment growth in July, reaching just shy of the historical peak of 1.2 million jobs in December 2023, Reuters reports. Despite the recent growth, employment in the industry is only 1.7% higher than in May 2007, before the financial crisis and pandemic cut into years of gains. Large law firms have expanded substantially in recent decades, boosting lawyer headcounts and revenues, while technological advances and artificial intelligence have reduced reliance on support staff.