20-4  Basic Statistics on Lawyers and Notarization
Item	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Lawyers
Number of Law Offices                         (unit)	991	1106	1199	1283	1372
State-owned                                       (unit)	43	43	43	43	42
Cooperative                                       (unit)
Partnership                                        (unit)	816	843	866	893	936
Initiated by Individual                       (unit)	132	219	290	347	394
Number of Lawyers                          (person)	10531	12091	14137	15633	16941
Full-time Lawyers                         (person)	9638	11608	13102	14497	15724
Part-time Lawyers                         (person)	437	483	506	532	556
Notarization
Number of Notary Offices                    (unit)	158	158	158	158	158
Notaries                                            (person)	852	846	903	908	903
Assistant Notaries                             (person)	317	392	386	369	513
Number of Notarized Affairs                (unit)	49.3	51.5	53.0	58.9	64.0