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Other Legal Services: retirement plans
Plans whose sponsor entered this principal business activity code on Form 5500.
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances. The business code is chosen by the filer from the list in the Form 5500 instructions.
123 retirement plans in other legal services with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 for plan year 2024 (119 defined contribution, 4 defined benefit). All Form 5500 pension filers in the group reported 66,395 participant records and $10.0B in net assets.
The median defined contribution plan held $73,500 per participant, well above the national median of $53,031, and its employer put in $3,175 per active participant (national: $2,174). Among plans reporting Schedule C compensation the median was $130 per participant against $123 nationally.
Employers contributed $271M and participants $353M during the year, and the plans paid out $826M in benefits.
In 2009 the same group numbered 103 plans with $2.91B; by 2024 it was 123 plans (up 19%) and $10.0B (up 245%). From plan year 2023 the 100-participant line counts participants with account balances, which moved many plans to the short form.
Medians compared with all US plans
| Median plan, plan year 2024 | Industry: DC | US: DC | Industry: DB | US: DB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets per participant | $73,500 | $53,031 | $208,477 | $86,234 |
| Employer contributions per active participant | $3,175 | $2,174 | $57,932 | $10,244 |
| Schedule C compensation per participant | $130 | $123 | $1,068 | $344 |
| Schedule C compensation, share of net assets | 0.16% | 0.26% | 0.48% | 0.42% |
| Administrative expenses per participant | $104 | $116 | $831 | $527 |
Medians across plans with 100 or more participants (116 DC and 4 DB plans with a Schedule H here). Fee medians cover plans reporting an amount. DC: defined contribution, such as 401(k) and 403(b). DB: defined benefit pension.
Distribution of DC plans
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets per participant | $42,330 | $73,500 | $125,502 | 116 |
| Employer contributions per active participant | $1,470 | $3,175 | $5,960 | 110 |
| Schedule C compensation per participant | $55.63 | $130 | $208 | 106 |
| Administrative expenses per participant | $32.77 | $104 | $202 | 115 |
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans 100+ | Participants | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions | Median DC assets / participant | Median DC Sch. C / participant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025partial | 11 | 7,486 | $1.56B | $27.9M | $51.0M | $90,222 | $113 |
| 2024 | 123 | 66,395 | $10.0B | $271M | $353M | $73,500 | $130 |
| 2023 | 127 | 64,501 | $9.01B | $241M | $325M | $64,559 | $116 |
| 2022 | 128 | 63,906 | $7.55B | $207M | $291M | $57,744 | $115 |
| 2021 | 126 | 58,192 | $8.55B | $189M | $254M | $60,565 | $143 |
| 2020 | 122 | 56,204 | $7.79B | $173M | $227M | $59,769 | $122 |
| 2019 | 120 | 54,726 | $6.58B | $188M | $207M | $55,089 | $102 |
| 2018 | 108 | 49,798 | $5.54B | $159M | $186M | $54,655 | $102 |
| 2017 | 108 | 47,798 | $5.85B | $168M | $174M | $58,930 | $77.52 |
| 2016 | 106 | 46,598 | $4.88B | $150M | $159M | $58,906 | $62.64 |
| 2015 | 103 | 48,756 | $4.60B | $156M | $162M | $56,582 | $50.11 |
| 2014 | 107 | 48,375 | $4.64B | $142M | $153M | $59,609 | $53.58 |
| 2013 | 109 | 48,651 | $4.42B | $148M | $151M | $53,541 | $41.24 |
| 2012 | 105 | 49,222 | $3.96B | $147M | $151M | $46,841 | $42.03 |
| 2011 | 105 | 48,151 | $3.48B | $135M | $149M | $46,756 | $72.40 |
| 2010 | 105 | 47,299 | $3.46B | $133M | $137M | $47,349 | $68.47 |
| 2009 | 103 | 49,541 | $2.91B | $129M | $130M | $42,690 | $63.65 |
Plan year is the year in which the plan year began. The drop in large plans from 2023 follows a rule change: the 100-participant line now counts participants with account balances, so many plans moved to the short form.
Provider share
Service provider organisations named most often on the Schedule C of the 121 plans on this page's list, by number of plans. A plan usually names several providers.
Largest plans
The 40 largest by participants of 121 plans with a page on this site.
| Plan | Sponsor | State | Type | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C / participant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC 401(k) Plan | CSC | DE | DC | 4,002 | $544M | $135,937 | $4,957 | $55.51 |
| Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Savings and Retirement Plan | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | MA | DC | 3,483 | $1.32B | $378,298 | $12,115 | $99.82 |
| Littler Mendelson 401(k) Plan and Trust | Littler Mendelson, P.C. | CA | DC | 3,317 | $1.09B | $327,799 | $13,448 | $277 |
| Axiom Global Inc. 401(k) Plan | Axiom Global Inc. | IL | DC | 3,162 | $114M | $36,187 | $648 | $77.50 |
| Fox Rothschild LLP Retirement Savings Plan | Fox Rothschild LLP | PA | DC | 2,308 | $756M | $327,556 | $11,344 | $71.84 |
| The Legal Aid Society Staff Attorneys Pension Plan | Board of Trustees the Legal Aid Society Staff Attorneys Pen. Plan | NY | DC | 2,147 | $284M | $132,477 | $6,222 | $162 |
| Locke Lord LLP Retirement Savings Plan | Locke Lord LLP | TX | DC | 1,793 | $892M | $497,341 | $14,531 | $167 |
| Titan Security Services Pension Plan | Titan Security Services, Inc. | IL | DC | 1,645 | $8.9M | $5,439 | $330 | $18.84 |
| Bal Retirement Plan | Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP | CA | DC | 1,536 | $99.1M | $64,532 | $2,881 | $32.63 |
| Fish & Richardson Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan | Fish & Richardson P.C. | MN | DC | 1,457 | $641M | $439,947 | $14,982 | $150 |
| Legalzoom.com, Inc. 401(k) Plan | Legalzoom.com, Inc. | CA | DC | 1,403 | $93.4M | $66,586 | $4,632 | $96.05 |
| Lexitas 401(k) Plan | Deposition Solutions, LLC DBA Lexitas | TX | DC | 1,301 | $25.2M | $19,339 | $631 | $66.10 |
| US Legal Support, Inc. 401(k) Plan | U.S. Legal Support, Inc. | TX | DC | 1,080 | $42.2M | $39,110 | $375 | $176 |
| Lighthouse Document Technologies, 401(k) Plan | Lighthouse Document Technologies, Inc. | WA | DC | 1,031 | $93.0M | $90,222 | $1,538 | $113 |
| Fredrikson & Byron PA Profit Sharing Plan | Fredrikson & Byron PA | MN | DC | 1,019 | $491M | $481,820 | $14,582 | $28.33 |
| Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP Profit Sharing Plan | Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP | CA | DC | 960 | $264M | $275,284 | $13,488 | $355 |
| The American Arbitration Association, Inc. Employee Savings and Retirement Plan | American Arbitration Association, Inc. | NY | DC | 958 | $121M | $126,010 | $6,529 | $135 |
| Defender Association of Philadelphia Tax Deferred Annuity Plan | Defender Association of Philadelphia | PA | DC | 936 | $143M | $152,283 | $5,605 | $63.33 |
| Magna Legal Services 401(k) / Profit Sharing Plan | Magna Legal Services, LLC | PA | DC | 935 | $40.5M | $43,285 | $1,738 | $189 |
| The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan | The Legal Aid Society | NY | DC | 838 | $53.2M | $63,522 | $6,481 | $160 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Retirement Plan | American Civil Liberties Union | NY | DB | 748 | $166M | $221,633 | $43,210 | $1,068 |
| Pplsi 401(k) Plan | Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. | OK | DC | 727 | $46.0M | $63,254 | $3,833 | $103 |
| Omni Invictus LLC DBA Array 401(k) Plan | Omni Invictus LLC DBA Array | TX | DC | 726 | $1.3M | $1,729 | — | $2.41 |
| New York Legal Assistance Group Savings Plan | New York Legal Assistance Group | NY | DC | 663 | $34.7M | $52,302 | $2,976 | $31.63 |
| Lronclad 401(k) Plan | Ironclad, Inc. | CA | DC | 649 | $34.2M | $52,629 | $0 | $159 |
| Allen Matkins Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP | CA | DC | 588 | $303M | $515,594 | $14,696 | $342 |
| Lexipol Company Retirement Readiness 401(k) Plan | Lexipol, LLC | TX | DC | 571 | $24.2M | $42,399 | $1,704 | $95.95 |
| The Legal Aid Society Retirement Plan | The Legal Aid Society | NY | DB | 566 | $52.5M | $92,679 | $0 | $1,612 |
| Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan | Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. | IL | DC | 566 | $54.3M | $95,976 | $1,597 | $9.88 |
| Learners Edge, LLC 401(k) Plan | Learners Edge, LLC | MN | DC | 530 | $13.6M | $25,604 | $1,717 | $82.51 |
| The MCS Group, Inc. 401(k) Plan | The MCS Group, Inc. | PA | DC | 523 | $9.9M | $18,838 | $109 | $14.69 |
| Security 1st Title 401(k) Plan | Security 1st Title, LLC | KS | DC | 516 | $13.1M | $25,373 | $295 | $26.58 |
| Northwest Justice Project 403 (B) Plan | Northwest Justice Project | WA | DC | 511 | $52.7M | $103,041 | $3,111 | $8.80 |
| Provest LLC 401(k) Plan | Provest, LLC | FL | DC | 500 | $15.0M | $29,961 | $401 | $190 |
| The United Firm la Liga Defensora, Apc 401(k) | The United Firm la Liga Defensor | CA | DC | 469 | $1.9M | $4,062 | — | $30.22 |
| Compex 401(k) Retirement Plan | Compex Legal Services, Inc. | CA | DC | 468 | $10.2M | $21,709 | $1,038 | — |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Tax Deferred Annuity Plan | Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | CA | DC | 442 | $26.9M | $60,814 | $3,527 | $366 |
| Secretariat Advisors LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust | Secretariat Advisors LLC | GA | DC | 440 | $36.5M | $83,011 | $3,160 | $5.14 |
| Ontra 401(k) Plan | Incloud LLC | CA | DC | 404 | $20.2M | $49,941 | — | — |
| Jams, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan | Jams, Inc. | CA | DC | 389 | $58.3M | $149,951 | $3,190 | $116 |
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Questions and answers
How many retirement plans are there in other legal services?
123 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 for plan year 2024, out of 213 pension plans on the full form. Smaller plans file Form 5500-SF and are counted separately where shown.
What is the typical 401(k) balance in other legal services?
The median defined contribution plan reported $73,500 in net assets per participant (middle half of plans: $42,330 to $125,502); nationally it was $53,031. This is a plan-level average that includes former employees, not a typical person's balance.
What do employers contribute in other legal services?
The median defined contribution plan received $3,175 in employer contributions per active participant, against $2,174 nationally. Plans with no employer contribution are included at zero.
What are average 401(k) fees in other legal services?
Among defined contribution plans that report any Schedule C compensation, the median was $130 per participant and 0.16% of net assets (nationally $123 and 0.26%). Schedule C leaves out fund expense ratios and fees the employer pays, so it understates total cost.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports in the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Medians are computed by this site across plans with 100 or more participants.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Totals count every pension plan on the full form; medians and the plan list cover plans with 100 or more participants. See the methodology.