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ALA Demographics - All Members

The following tables identify demographic information about ALA's members, including location, chapter affiliation, the type of organization in which they are employed, the number of attorneys in their employer office, and primary job responsibilities. This data is as of 1/1/2013.

Membership by Country
Percent of Members Shown.X
Country # of Members % of Members
United States 9,033 94.29%
Canada 448 4.68%
United Kingdom 10 0.10%
Australia 9 0.09%
New Zealand 13 0.14%
Other 67 0.70%
TOTAL 9,580 100.00%
CHAPTER AFFILIATION *Does not include 175 members who did not provide data.
Numbers Shown = Affiliated + Independent.X
Regions Affiliated Independent Total*
Region 1 1,689 454 2,143
Region 2 1,860 378 2,238
Region 3 1,370 288 1,658
Region 4 1,025 166 1,191
Region 5 606 116 722
Region 6 1,166 214 1,380
Overseas (in above #'s) 73 73
*TOTAL 7,716 1,689 9,405
Employer Type
Percent of Members Shown.X
Employer Type # of Members % of Members
Private Law Office 8,964 93.57%
Corporate Law Office 185 1.93%
Government Law Office 68 0.71%
Public Interest Nonprofit 36 0.38%
College/University 33 0.34%
Unemployed 156 1.63%
Other (Bar Execs, Life Members, etc.) 138 1.44%
TOTAL 9,580 100.00%
NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS IN FIRM *Does not include 217 members who did not provide data.
Percent of Members Shown.X
# of Attorneys # of Members % of Members
1-14 2,965 32.06%
15-29 1,978 21.39%
30-74 2,301 24.88%
75-149 1,131 12.23%
150 and above 872 9.43%
*TOTAL 9,247 100.00%
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES *Does not include 235 members who did not provide data.
Percent of Members Shown.X
Position Held # of Members % of Members
Principal Admin. 6,493 69.48%
Financial Mgmt. 856 9.16%
H.R. Mgmt. 1,276 13.65%
Systems Mgmt. 266 2.85%
Facilities Mgmt. 207 2.22%
Marketing Mgmt. 70 0.75%
Managing Partner/Gen. Counsel 1 0.01%
Partner 1 0.01%
Practice Mgmt. 175 1.87%
TOTAL* 9,345 100.00%
 
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