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A career in legal profession can be intellectually challenging ,personally fulfilling and financially rewarding. With a law degree a wide range of alternative careers are available to you. Below are some significant reasons to opt for a career in legal profession. The complexities of our legal profession have created hundreds of diverse legal career options that serve a variety of core and non-core legal functions. From lawyers , judges and mediators to paralegal and secretaries and consultants, the legal profession has spread its web gigantically. The legal industry is thriving and now is the right time to embark upon a legal career. A list of thriving and popular legal career is given below:

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 Centre professional
• Mailroom Clerk
• Administrative Assistant

Careers in legal and administrative 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 Courtroom

• Judge
• Magistrate
• Law Clerk
• Mediator (also called Arbitrator or Conciliator)

Career in Court Reporting

• Court Reporter (also called Stenographer)
• Broadcast Captioner
• CART Provider (Communication Access Realtime Translation)
• Webcaster

Career 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

Careers in Legal Process Outsourcing

Miscellaneous Legal Careers

• Compliance Specialist
• Conflicts Analyst
• Legal Recruiter