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The City of Miami, known for its diverse culture and ethnicities is the largest municipality in Miami-Dade County. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 362,470. By the year 2010 the population in the City is projected to rise to 390,191. Miami which is known as the Gateway to Latin America attracts a tremendous amount of foreign born people, resulting in a large Latin American population that includes Cubans, Nicaraguans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Puerto Ricans, Argentineans, Ecuadorians, Brazilians, Dominicans, Haitians and Mexicans. According to the 2000 U.S. census, the City has a 60 percent Hispanic population, a 22.3 percent African-American population and a 11.9 percent White/other population.
Legal services encompasses a broad range of services where a client requires a legal professional to help navigate the judicial system or help understand his or her rights under the law. Lawyers and law firms are trained and certified on a state-by-state basis to provide services in this arena. One of the activities of the U.S. Census Bureau is to classify businesses. It has established an industry classification system called North American Industry Classification System. The 2007 North American Industry Classification System classification for legal services is the Industry Group 5411, legal services and includes tax law services, real estate, legal aid, estate law, family law, corporate law, general disputes, patents, paralegal, process serving, mediation and criminal law.


