What is the future of the legal profession?

——Analysis of the market status and development trends of China’s litigation lawyer industry in 2020, with considerable income and bright employment prospects in Guangdong

In recent years, my country’s legal litigation business agency cases have been increasing, especially in Guangdong, Henan and Jiangsu provinces have the largest number of cases. The large number of litigation cases brings opportunities for personal urban development of lawyers.

With the development of our country’s economy, the number of enterprises continues to increase, but the development of law has not been able to improve at the same time as the economy. From 2010 to 2019, the number of legal proceedings accepted in our country continued to increase, according to data from the Ministry of Justice It shows that in 2019, lawyers across the country handled more than 11.19 million various legal matters, including 6.108 million litigation cases, a year-on-year increase of 7.01%.

Civil, administrative, and criminal cases are concentrated in the top five provinces

According to statistical data from the provincial and municipal higher people’s courts, in 2019, the country’s main three types of litigation cases (civil, criminal , administrative cases) agency business, Guangdong Province, Henan Province, and Jiangsu Province ranked the top three in terms of agency business scale for three types of litigation cases with 1.2386 million cases, 1.1044 million cases, and 989.800 cases respectively. The litigation cases handled by the top five provinces*** account for more than 80% of the total litigation cases in the country.

Income of litigation lawyers

The salary trend over the years has been fluctuating

Zhiyouji counted 469 sample surveys nationwide on January 22, 2021, in 2020 The average salary of litigation lawyers is 13.7K. The salary in 2020 is not as good as that in 2019, which is an 18% decrease from 2019. The salary in 2019 is RMB 16.6K, the salary in 2018 is RMB 16.2K, the salary in 2017 is RMB 13.1K, the salary in 2016 is RMB 12.4K, the salary in 2015 is RMB 11.6K, and the salary in 2014 is RMB 19.7K.

Where is the demand for litigation lawyers highest in the country? Is it better for litigation lawyers to work in Shanghai or Shenzhen? Shanghai has the highest recruitment demand for litigation lawyers, accounting for 13.0%, ranking first in the country. Followed by Shenzhen accounting for 11.1%, Beijing accounting for 9.6%, and Guangzhou accounting for 9.0%. Shanghai and Beijing have the highest income, and Guangdong has the highest income due to business volume.

In 2020, in terms of remuneration for litigation lawyers in my country, first-tier cities, especially Shanghai and Beijing, are leading the way. It is worth noting that the average litigation lawyer income in Dongguan City ranks third. Its demand drives lawyer prices and behind it A large number of litigation cases are closely linked, and the employment prospects are obvious.

For more data, please refer to the "Analysis Report on China's Legal Services Market Demand and Development Strategic Planning" by the Qianzhan Industry Research Institute.