Legal Profession

About the Legal Profession

Pursuing a legal education can open the door to a wide range of career opportunities and equip you to make a difference in a rapidly changing world. Law touches almost every facet of life—healthcare, technology, the environment, human rights, entertainment, international affairs, and even cyber-security.

Featured Resources

CARS
Pre-law Resources

Discover Law
Law School and Career Exploration Resources

Vault Guide
Vault Law Guide

Common Skills Necessary for the Profession

These are the most common skills that employers look for when hiring in the legal industry. Each employer and specialized field of law is different, but this list is a good place to start.

Active Listening
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving

Judgment and Decision Making
Negotiation
Writing
Active Learning
Time Management

Common Career Paths

Working in the legal profession allows you to go in a number of different directions. This is a list of common career paths within the legal profession.

Attorney
Judge, mediator, or hearing officer
Paralegal or legal assistant

Political scientist
Professor
Urban or regional planner

Types of Employers

While law firms are the most common employer in the legal profession, this is not the only type of employer that hires law school graduates.

Law firms or legal clinics
Nonprofit and non-governmental organizations
National, state, or local government

Public interest advocacy groups
Foundations or charitable organizations
Labor unions

Vault Guides

Where to find legal internships or jobs

Big Interview Resources

Big Interview offers student the opportunity to run through a set of prerecorded interview questions to prepare for upcoming interviews. The system also for a student to record and review their responses and offers general feedback as well.

Mock Interview Questions: Associate