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Employment growth in the US legal sector continued to surge in 2026, adding jobs in January for the 18th consecutive month, according to preliminary data released by the Department of Labor.
Figures published by the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Wednesday showed employment in the legal sector outpaced other professional fields. Revisions to earlier data revealed that legal jobs grew faster than previously reported, adding to the bureau's monthly job count throughout last year.
The total number of jobs in the legal sector, including lawyers, paralegals, judges, and legal assistants, stood at 1,236,600 in January - an increase of 5,500 from December and up 8.8 per cent compared with five years earlier.