According to the Alabama State Bar, there are over 15,000 registered resident lawyers in the state. They work across a wide range of specialties in both civil and criminal litigation and represent people from all walks of life. While some work for the government as prosecutors and public defenders, others work in the corporate and even in the non-profit sectors as attorneys. The state also has a large number of legal aid clinics and non-profits - keeping in line with Alabama’s relatively high poverty and its socio-economic disparities.