I remember reading a stat somewhere (USAToday maybe?) that gave a ratio of people/lawyers in America today, and a projection for several years down the road. Anyone have an idea what the ratio was?
Pobably appears to be more lawyers than there really are:
A lawyer goes to heaven, and is greeted by St Peter, a big cake and a brass band. Peter says" congratulations on your long life. We haven’t had anyone aged 160 here before!"
The lawyer says “but I’m only 40!”
Peter says “but…but…we added up your timesheets”
Question: Do you count lawyers as people when determining the ratio?
I wondered that myself.
I assume you would include them, as they would need representation too.
Dilbert: Why are you counting law students as 2/10ths of a person?
Dogbert: They don’t drop to zero until they pass the bar.
The 2001 Statistical Abstract of the United States says that in 2000 there were 881,000 lawyers (part of the larger group of 926,000 lawyers and judges). With a total population of 281,422,000, that works out to one lawyer for every 319 people or one judge or lawyer for every 304 people.