BC General Statistics (2019)
(as at 31st Jan 2019)
Comparison of Size of Law Practices
|
Year
|
1
to 5 lawyers
|
6
to 30 lawyers
|
>
31 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 |
Number of Practitioners by Years
|
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019 |
|
Total
No of Practitioners
|
13672
|
14517
|
15331
|
16300
|
15896
|
16414
|
16524
|
18230
|
19305 |
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 |
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 |