The demand for legal services in California continued to pick up into the third quarter, fueling another quarter of strong revenue growth for law firms in the region, according to a report by Citi Private Bank’s Law Firm Group.

Leading the 11 regions surveyed, law firms in Northern California saw a 5.3% growth in demand as measured by total billable hours logged. Following right behind, demand growth for Southern California-based firms accelerated by 3%. Both regions exceeded the industrywide average of 0.9%.