Exactly 250 of Kansas' 17,300 law professionals work in Lawrence. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of law professionals in Lawrence has shrunk by 34%. Overall employment in Lawrence has also decreased.

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In Lawrence, salaries for law professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $52,110 per year was earned by law professionals in Lawrence. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for law professionals in Lawrence was $41,296 per year. The growth in the salary of law professionals in Lawrence is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Law professionals make a median salary of $47,707 per year in Lawrence. The difference in pay between the law professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 122%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,820 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $72,853 per year.

On average law professionals in Lawrence earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Lawrence.

There is only one accredited law school in the city. Many of Lawrence's law professionals are graduates of this school.

Lawrence's law schools offer 3 law degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 164 students graduated from law courses.