2022 NAICS national industry in sector 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
541110 Offices of Lawyers
NAICS 541110 is the US industry code for offices of lawyers. It covers offices of legal practitioners known as lawyers or attorneys (i.e., counselors-at-law) primarily engaged in the practice of law.
- Code
- 541110 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Offices of Lawyers
- Part of
- Legal Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $15.5 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 69101, 69102, 69109 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises offices of legal practitioners known as lawyers or attorneys (i.e., counselors-at-law) primarily engaged in the practice of law. Establishments in this industry may provide expertise in a range or in specific areas of law, such as criminal law, corporate law, family and estate law, patent law, real estate law, or tax law.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments of legal practitioners (except lawyers or attorneys) primarily engaged in providing specialized legal or paralegal services are classified in Industry 54119, Other Legal Services.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 541110
The Census index assigns these 23 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Attorneys' offices
- Attorneys' private practices
- Barristers' offices
- Barristers' private practices
- Corporate law offices
- Counselors' at law offices
- Counselors' at law private practices
- Criminal law offices
- Estate law offices
- Family law offices
- Law firms
- Law offices
- Law practices
- Lawyers' offices
- Lawyers' private practices
- Legal aid services
- Patent attorneys' offices
- Patent attorneys' private practices
- Real estate law offices
- Solicitors' offices, private
- Solicitors' private practices
- Tax law attorneys' offices
- Tax law attorneys' private practices
SBA size standard for 541110
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 541110, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $15.5 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 6910), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 69101Barristers at lawUK SIC
- 69102SolicitorsUK SIC
- 69109Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities n.e.c.UK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.