ALM Legal Intelligence

Law Librarian Survey

The Law Librarians' Survey surveys the head librarians of the Am Law 200. The report includes: average salaries for law librarians, average library expenses, librarian satisfaction with major information providers, staffing, resources, physical space, and information on finances for the libraries of the nation's largest law firms.

Methodology/Sources:

The Law Librarians' Survey is conducted annually in the spring by The American Lawyer's research staff. Head librarians at Am Law 200 firms are surveyed about the librarians' responsibilities and the library's budget, resources, and staffing. Some percentages do not add up to 100 due to rounding. Others may exceed 100 percent because firms were allowed to select multiple responses. Not all firms answered all questions. For per-lawyer calculations, head counts from the most recent Am Law 200 data are used.