According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average retirement age in the United States is 65 for men and 63 for women, the picture is a bit different for attorneys. And according to the American Bar Association's 2020 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession, on average, lawyers are older than the majority of workers in the US. This trend carries over into the retirement years, with nearly 15% of lawyers working past age 65. This statistic means that one in six lawyers work beyond the average retirement age in America.