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Career Information for Lawyers in Florida

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Fast Facts for Lawyers in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Tallahassee, Miami, and West Palm Beach
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Fort Walton Beach, Panama City, and Palm Bay
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Miami, Tampa, and Fort Lauderdale

Salaries for Lawyers in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: West Palm Beach, Orlando, and Miami. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Lawyers in Florida are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Lawyers in Florida

The University of Liverpool
Online

Offers graduate degrees in a variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: International Business Law, International Finance And Banking Law
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Law, Legal Studies - Education And The Legal System, Legal Studies - Health Care Delivery, Legal Studies - Legal System And The Media, Legal Studies - State And Local Government
  • Degrees/Course Work: Executive Juris Doctor, Juris Doctor, Master

Florida Law Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Barry UniversityMiamiDoctorate8,733
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahasseeMasters & First Professional11,562
Florida Coastal School of LawJacksonvilleFirst-professional1,395
Florida International UniversityMiamiDoctorate & First Professional38,182
Florida State UniversityTallahasseeDoctorate & First Professional40,555
Nova Southeastern UniversityFort LauderdaleDoctorate & First Professional27,518
Saint Thomas UniversityMiami GardensDoctorate & First Professional2,407
Stetson UniversityDeLandMasters & First Professional3,721
University of FloridaGainesvilleDoctorate & First Professional51,725
University of MiamiCoral GablesDoctorate15,449

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Lawyers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Lawyers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Lawyers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

FLORIDA

   
Tallahassee1,630$96,5602.3
Miami7,220$116,5901.6
West Palm Beach3,480$140,7301.4
Fort Lauderdale4,420$105,8601.3
Palm Coast60 1.3
Gainesville530$70,9601.1
Tampa5,830$114,8501
Pensacola640$116,4201
Sarasota1,080$96,8300.9
Punta Gorda140$85,9900.9
Naples450$106,8000.9
Deltona570$100,1200.8
Sebastian160$111,4800.8
Cape Coral760$87,6900.8
Orlando3,880$131,6100.8
Port St. Lucie430$92,8500.8
Ocala310$79,4200.8
Lakeland660$107,3300.8
Jacksonville2,030$116,2800.7
Palm Bay560$89,9300.6
Panama City140$69,9200.5
Fort Walton Beach150$103,4000.5
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