The 2024 National Law Journal (NLJ) 500 report reveals that headcount growth has returned to pre-pandemic levels for most of the largest law firms. While the majority experienced modest growth, some discrepancies resulted in notable ranking changes at the top of the list. This resurgence indicates a stabilization in the legal job market following the disruptions caused by the pandemic. For a detailed examination of the latest NLJ 500 rankings and insights, visit the source article.
- Administrative Law (411)
- Admiralty and Maritime (1)
- Adoption (2,140)
- Agriculture (261)
- Animal Law (1)
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation (3)
- Appeals (6,012)
- Arbitration (1,414)
- Asylum (536)
- Aviation (342)
- Banking and Finance (111)
- Bankruptcy (1,826)
- Business and Corporate (10)
- Career (5,151)
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (150)
- Chapter 13 Bankruptcy (3)
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy (20)
- Child Support (28)
- Civil Law (124)
- Civil Rights (1,569)
- Class Action (1,830)
- Commercial (3,778)
- Compensation (3,966)
- Constitutional (4,951)
- Construction (1,212)
- Consumer (5,631)
- Contracts (2,218)
- Copyright (1,785)
- Criminal (5,400)
- Custody (594)
- Debt Collection (97)
- Defamation (1,018)
- Disabilities (452)
- Diversity and Inclusion (600)
- Divorce and Separation (2)
- DUI (108)
- Education (4,385)
- Elder Law (14)
- Elections (1,795)
- Employee Benefits (239)
- Entertainment and Sports (13)
- Environmental (3,611)
- ERISA (244)
- Expungement (15)
- Family (2,275)
- Federal Crimes (21)
- Foreclosure (66)
- Franchising (66)
- Fraud (3,824)
- Gaming (292)
- General Counsel (2,868)
- Government (13,510)
- Government Contracts (211)
- Guardianship (39)
- Harassment (1,088)
- Healthcare (3,479)
- Immigration (2,215)
- In-House Counsel (705)
- Insurance (2,307)
- Intellectual Property (15,773)
- International (13,339)
- International Investment (63)
- International Trade (977)
- Internet (948)
- Juvenile (79)
- Labor and Employment (537)
- Land Use & Zoning (1)
- Landlord-tenant (20)
- Law Firms (20,130)
- Legal Malpractice (209)
- Legal Operations (760)
- Legal Software (52)
- Libel and Slander (3)
- Litigation (17,160)
- Mass Torts (121)
- Media (10,856)
- Mediation (384)
- Medicaid and Medicare (8)
- Medical Malpractice (136)
- Mental Health (893)
- Mergers and Acquisitions (2,190)
- Military (2,039)
- Natural Resources (238)
- Newsletter (370)
- Patent (4,363)
- Personal Injury (532)
- Power of Attorney (12)
- Privacy (4,325)
- Probate (95)
- Product Liability (327)
- Professional Malpractice (7)
- Public Utilities (41)
- Real Property (34)
- Securities (3,121)
- Sex Crimes (17)
- Sexual Harassment (276)
- Social Security (287)
- Sports (1,257)
- Spotlight (2,876)
- Taxation (460)
- Technology (12,451)
- Telecommunications (443)
- Template (441)
- Torts (174)
- Trade Dress (46)
- Trade Secrets (655)
- Trademark (1,733)
- Traffic Violation (9)
- Transportation (525)
- Trusts and Estates (39)
- Unemployment Compensation (7)
- Water (2,061)
- Workers Compensation (3)
- Wrongful Death (121)