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This statistic depicts the leading reasons legal professionals in the United States work outside business hours in 2018, broken down by role. During the survey, 51 percent of lawyers stated they work outside business hours to be available to clients.

Leading reasons legal professionals in the United States work outside business hours in 2018, by role

Characteristic	Lawyers	Non-lawyers
To catch up on work that didn’t get done during business hours	77%	66%
That’s what it takes for my business to succeed	58%	43%
To be available to clients	51%	39%
To meet other personal obligations during regular business hours	51%	33%
To get ahead in my firm or practice	45%	33%
I really enjoy my work	26%	29%
It’s what is expected in legal	21%	9%
To take calls with parties in other time zones	16%	10%
Other	6%	9%

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Release date

October 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Number of respondents

1,968 respondents

Special properties

legal professionals.

Supplementary notes

Survey method was not stated by the source.
Survey region excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Multiple answers were possible.

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