• Home
  • News
    • Press Statements
    • Speeches
    • Bar News
    • AGMs and EGMs
    • In Memoriam
    • Legal and General News
    • Court Judgments
    • Highlights from the Appellate Courts
  • Members
    • Circulars
    • Peer Support Network
    • Sijil Annual and Payments
    • Benefits
    • Practice Management
    • Professional Development
    • Opportunities for Practice
    • Mentor-Mentee Programmes
    • Laws, BC Rulings and Practice Directions
    • Resources
    • Become a Member
  • Find
    • Legal Directories
    • BC Legal Aid Centres
    • State Bar Committees
    • Law Firms | Areas of Practice
    • Jobs
    • Useful Forms
  • About Us
    • Malaysian Bar and Bar Council
    • President's Corner
    • Committees
    • Previous Committees
    • Contacts
    • Advertising
    • Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Public
    • Notices
    • Compensation Fund
    • Complaints
    • Legal Aid
    • MyBar Pro Bono Hub
  • Search
  • Login
Search for

New login method: If first-time login, the password is your NRIC No. Call 20502191 for help.

 
Lost your password? Remember Me

 
No User ID/Password for firm? Click here for more information. Forgot Firm Username/Password?

Set a new password

If you have lost your password, you must set a new password. To begin this process, please key in your 12-digit NRIC No. below.

Forgot Firm Username/ Password?

Please enter name of firm or registered email address, indicate whether you want to retrieve your firm's username or password, and click "Submit".

Username Password
 
Access to Member Portal

Please key in your membership number, and click "GO"

BC
Resume Practice Request

Please key in your membership number, and click "GO"

BC
Newly-Called Request

Please key in your pupil code, and click "Submit"

Pupil Code

Change Password

Please enter your Password and Confirm Password then click on the Change Password button.
You will receive a new password shortly. Use this new password to access the site.
Password:
Confirm Password:
 
Change Password


Shortcut
  • Legal Directory
  • Find a Job
  • CPD
  • Online Shop
  • Payments
  • Complaints
  • Committees

Search the site

  • Search Me
Member Login
  • BC Online Facilities
  • Login Type 2
  • Login Type 3
  • Login Type 4
  • About Us
  • Malaysian Bar and Bar Council
  • About Us
About Us
Malaysian Bar and Bar Council
  • About Us
  • Bar Council Members
  • Malaysian Bar Secretariat
  • Elections
President's Corner
  • Roll of Chairmen / Presidents
  • Press Statements
Committees
  • * Committees | Introduction
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Conditional Fee Rules (Re Non-Personal Injuries)
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Conditional Fee Rules (Re Personal Injuries)
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Contempt of Court
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Corporatisation of Law Firms and Multi-Disciplinary Practice
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Legal Services Blueprint
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Personal Data Protection
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Prison Reforms
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Sectoral Law and Practice Integration
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Sectoral Law and Practice Integration
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Statelessness
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Touting
  • Ad Hoc Pandemic Response
  • Ad Hoc Parliament Liaison Committee
  • Ad Hoc Peer Support Network
  • Ad Hoc Waqf Committee
  • Advocacy Training
  • AMLA Training Committee
  • Animal Rights Committee
  • Anti-Touting Committee
  • Arbitration
  • Art and Law Committee
  • Bahasa Melayu
  • Building
  • Child Rights
  • Civil Law and Law Reform Committee
  • Committee on AMLA
  • Committee on Orang Asli Rights
  • Committee on Persons with Disabilities
  • Committee on Reform to the Legal Sector
  • Constitutional Law Committee
  • Construction Law
  • Conveyancing Practice
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Court Liaison
  • Criminal Law
  • Cyber and Privacy Laws Committee
  • Cyberlaw
  • Digital and Communications Committee
  • Enforcement Committee
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Family Law
  • Finance
  • Human Rights
  • Industrial and Employment Law
  • INSAF Committee
  • Integration
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Malaysia Law Conference 2026
  • International Policy and Practice Committee
  • Islamic Finance
  • Joint Committee on Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”)
  • Joint Working Committee on ELEVATE
  • Joint Working Task Force to Reform the Healthcare Dispute Resolution System
  • Law Reform and Special Areas
  • LAWASIA Conference 2024 Organising Committee
  • LawCare
  • Legal Databases Liaison
  • Legal Profession
  • Legal Profession Practical Course Committee
  • Legal Tech, AI and Sandbox Committee
  • Mediation
  • Migrants, Refugees and Immigration Affairs Committee
  • MyBar Academy
  • MyBar Ageing Rights Advisory ("MBARA") Committee
  • MyBar Carnival Organising Committee
  • National Legal Aid Committee
  • National Young Lawyers and Pupils Committee
  • Personal Injury Claims and Awards
  • Professional Indemnity Insurance Committee
  • Professional Standards and Development
  • Publications
  • Risk Management
  • Shipping and Admiralty Law
  • Small Firms Practice
  • Solicitors' Remuneration Enforcement
  • Sports
  • Sports and e-Sports Law Practice Committee
  • Strategic Litigation Committee
  • Syariah Court Liaison Committee
  • Syariah Law
  • Task Force on Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission ("IPCMC") and Police Accountability
  • Tax and Customs Committee
  • Tender Review Committee
  • Trade in Legal Services Committee
  • Trade in Legal Services Committee
  • Women's Rights
  • Yayasan Bantuan Guaman Kebangsaan Committee
Previous Committees
  • * Previous Committees | Introduction
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Amendments to the LPA
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Anti-Money Laundering
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Benchmarking Law Firms
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Judicial Commission
  • Ad Hoc Committee On National Legal Aid Foundation
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Quality and Standards
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Regulations
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Gender Issues & Equal Opportunities (2005-2007)
  • Institutional and Law Reform
  • International Malaysia Law Conference 2012
  • International Malaysia Law Conference 2014
  • International Malaysia Law Conference 2016
  • International Malaysia Law Conference 2018
  • International Malaysia Law Conference 2020
  • International Malaysia Law Conference 2022
  • International Malaysia Law Conference 2023
  • LawCare Fund Management
  • Library
  • Malaysian Law Conference 2007
  • Malaysian Law Conference 2010
  • Motor Insurance Review Ad Hoc Committee
  • No-Fault Liability Scheme
  • Practice Management Support
  • Safer Malaysia
  • Standing Committee for the Promotion of Best Practices by Detaining Authorities (2005-2007)
  • Standing Committee on Court Rules (2005-2007)
  • Standing Committee on Eliminating Discrimination (2005-2007)
  • Standing Committee to Review LPA 1976
  • Study Loan
  • Task Force on Combined Rules of Court
  • Task Force to Review the Compendium of Personal Injury Awards
Contacts
  • Web Administrator
  • Complaints
  • Legal Aid Centres
  • State Bar Committees
  • Malaysian Bar Secretariat
  • Bar Council Members
  • Bar Council
Advertising
  • Advertise with Bar Council
Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Malaysian Bar Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Go back to list
General Statistics

Members and Law Firms

(as at 30 June 2025)

 

Comparison of Size of Law Practices

Year
 1 to 5 lawyers 
 6 to 30 lawyers 
 > 30 lawyers 
2011
4152
428
26
2012
4283
469
31
2013
4418
493
30
2014
4682
528
32
2015
4554
517
30
2016
4718
552
30
2017
4699
570
30
2018
5187
616
30
2019
5357
668
35
2020
5498
713
33
2021
5688
738
34
2022
5817
745
33
2023
5962
792
37
2024
6428
856
38
2025
6613
897
41

 

 Number of Practitioners by Years

  2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total No of Practitioners 14517 15331 16300 15896 16414 16524 18230 19305 19817 20384 20556 21570 23645 24832

 

 Breakdown by Number of Years in Practice

Year
< 7 years
7 to 12 years
> 12 years
2013
4964
2353
8014
2014
6631
2353
7316
2015
5607
2236
8053
2016
5714
2204
8491
2017
5774
2159
8592
2018
6321
2987
8627
2019
6816
3313
8866
2020
6913
3630
8981
2021
6862
3948
9281
2022
6762
4046
9445
2023
7213
4216
9839
2024
8714
4536
10395
2025
7773
5056
11698

 

 Breakdown by Gender

Year
Male
Female
2013
7578
7753
2014
7908
8392
2015
7713
8183
2016
7898
8516
2017
7886
8638
2018
8566
9664
2019
8920
10385
2020
9035
10782
2021
9190
11194
2022
9208
11348
2023
9508
12062
2024
10185
13460
2025
10561
14271

 

 

© Copyright Reserved 2026. Malaysian Bar.
Wisma Badan Peguam Malaysia, 2 Leboh Pasar Besar, 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Terms and Conditions.

Type “Hi” to begin your chat.

Do not share confidential or sensitive information. Verify any AI-generated content independently.

Disclaimer

This pilot chatbot service only provides information for general reference. The information provided does not constitute legal or professional advice. By continuing, you acknowledge that your input will be processed by AI, and you understand that AI-generated information may be inaccurate or incomplete and should be independently verified. Do not disclose confidential or sensitive information.

The Malaysian Bar is not liable for any loss or damage arising from reliance on any of the information provided. By using this service, you accept the applicable Terms and Conditions.
 

I'm a

 
 
 
 
 

I'm a