90% of civil disputes are resolved without a trial. This includes arbitration. Most Americans don’t realize how often they waive their right to a trial and have agreed to binding arbitration with banks, retailers, etc. Read your credit card agreements and you will find you can’t go to court. Most people agree to terms of use on the internet without ever reading the terms.
Many of the 10% that go to trial are resolved before a verdict is rendered.
Most attorneys never litigate a case. In the British legal system there are Solicitors who do the bulk of legal work and Barristers who only appear in court hired by the solicitors.