Career Paths
The legal profession can take you in any direction you want to go, whether it’s working in areas of government, business, intellectual property, environmental law, media and entertainment, human rights, or many other areas. Some examples include:
- Animal Law
- Civil Rights
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Law
- Education Law
- Employment and Labor Law
- Environmental and Natural Resources Law
- Family and Juvenile Law
- Health Law
- Immigration Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities Law
- Sports and Entertainment Law
- Tax Law
(Source: Law School Admissions Council)
In addition, you may choose to use your law degree in a non-traditional legal profession. There are so many more career possibilities in law beyond what you see on television. Your law degree will serve you well in many professions, such as civil rights investigator, legislative analyst, legal consultant, law librarian, or legal editor.
Your many career options in the legal field offer various salary ranges. For more information, check out this Indeed.com article and U.S. News and World Report.