Cal Bar demographic report

The Recorder has Report: Diversity in California's Legal Profession Growing, but Still Lags State

While the legal profession in California continues to grow more diverse, the demographics of active, licensed attorneys still fail to mirror those of the Golden State’s overall population, according to a report released Monday by the state bar.
Two out of three active attorneys in the state are white, even as California’s population of white residents has dropped to under 40%, the report said. Residents who describe themselves as Latino or Hispanic comprise 36% of the state population but just 6% of bar members.
Asian attorneys represent 14% of the bar, not far from the 16% of state population Asians comprise. Self-described multiracial attorneys accounted for 8% of the bar and Black attorneys were 3%.

• 44% of California attorneys are women.
• One percent of attorneys described themselves as non-binary.
• About one-quarter of 1% of attorneys said they are transgender.
• 9% of attorneys in the survey said they are LGBTQIA, which mirrors that demographic in California’s population.
• 6% of attorneys said they have a disability that limits activities in self-care. That figure for California’s adult population is 23%.
• 80% of California attorneys work in the private sector. More than half of attorneys in the government sector are women, and 67% of attorneys working at nonprofits are women.
• Women comprise 42% of all law firm attorneys and 30% of partners and shareholders.
• Women of color represent 9% of partners and shareholders.

The DJ's story is State Bar says white attorneys overrepresented in profession --“While new entrants to the profession increasingly reflect the rich diversity of our state, we still have a long way to go towards the goal of demographic parity,” said State Bar Executive Director Leah Wilson.