Technology, media and entertainment industries are among thefastest growing in Los Angeles—but the ancillary needs of thoseindustries are triggering more growth. Specifically, in the legalspace. According to a new report from CBRE, LosAngeles is ranked second in the nation for growth of its lawyerpopulation. From 2015 to 2017, the sector expanded by 11.9%, abovethe national average of 3%, and second only to Atlanta, which hasthe fastest growing population of lawyers.

“Los Angeles is seeing substantial growth in the legal sectorfor a number of reasons. One of the biggest is closely related tothe incredible growth in our tech, media and entertainmentindustries and all the ancillary businesses associated with that.It has also pushed our region's legal segment to evolve from mostlytraditional corporate lawyers into legal experts for start-ups andtech, media and entertainment companies,” KevinBender, EVP at CBRE, tells GlobeSt.com. “Los Angelescontinues to be a driver of top legal talent, which is a hugecontributor to the expansion of legal services. Another reason isthat for many years, law firms delayed hiring, but now they arecatching up in lockstep with our strong economy and wanting to keepthe talent here in Southern California to meet the demand.”