The legal industry is thriving and now is a great time to embark on a legal career. The delivery of legal services is a complex process that requires a team of skilled professionals to provide quality and cost-effective service. As a result, the legal field holds hundreds of legal career options encompassing a diverse range of skills, experience and education. Developments in the law and technology are also creating new legal career opportunities.
Below is a list of popular legal careers and law-related careers. While this list is not all-inclusive, it represents a broad sampling of the hundreds of legal career opportunities that exist in the legal industry.
LEGAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Core Legal Careers
- Lawyer (also called Attorney, Counselor, Solicitor, Barrister, Advocate)]
- Paralegal (also called Legal Assistant)
- Legal Secretary (also called Adminstrative Assistant or Legal Assistant)
Careers in Legal & Administrative Support
- Legal Assistant
- File Clerk
- Court Messenger
- Copy Center Professional
- Mailroom Clerk
- Administrative Assistant
Careers in Litigation Support
- Litigation Support Professional
- Hybrid Paralegal
- E-Discovery Professional
- Practice Support Professional
- Document Coder
- Litigation Support Analyst
- Litigation Support Specialist
- Project Manager
- Litigation Support Manager or Director
Careers in the Courtroom
Careers in Court Reporting
- Court Reporter (also called Stenographer)
- Broadcast Captioner
- CART Provider (Communication Access Realtime Translation)
- Webcaster
Careers in Legal Consulting
- Legal Nurse Consultant
- Trial Technology Consultant
- Jury Consultant
- Trial Consultant
- EDD Consultant
- Computer Forensics Professional
- Legal Software Consultant
- Legal Marketing Consultant
- Forensic Scientist
- Legal Videographer
- Legal Investigator
- Accident Reconstructionist
- Legal Management Consultant
- Document Management Specialist
Careers in Legal Publishing
- Legal Publisher
- Legal Writer
- Legal Editor
- Legal Web Manager
Careers in Legal Administration
- Law Firm Administrator
- Contract Administrator
- Law Firm Marketer
- Practice Administrator
Careers in the Courthouse
- Courtroom Deputy
- Court Administrator
- Court Interpreter
- Courtroom Technology Specialist
- Court Clerk
- Prothonotary
Careers in Legal Education
- Law Professor
- Law School Dean
- Law School Admissions Officer
- Legal Career Counselor
- Paralegal Instructor
- Legal Researcher
Careers in Intellectual Property
- Patent Attorney
- IP Docketing Specialist
- Patent Designer & Illustrator
- Patent Agent
- Patent Clerk
Careers in the Political System
- Attorney General
- District Attorney
- Legislator
- Legislative Aide
- Legislative Staffer
- Legal Analyst
- Lobbyist
Miscellaneous Legal Careers
- Compliance Specialist
- Conflicts Analyst
- Legal Recruiter
