What Can You Do With a Legal Studies Degree?

What Can You Do With A

Legal Studies Degree

Legal Studies

• Knowledge of laws and regulations is essential for people of all professions

• A degree in legal studies provides the professional and academic expertise required for a general understanding of the law

• It also prepares students for higher education in the subject

• There are a host of different careers you can choose from after you complete a degree in legal studies

• Here we will highlight some of the most popular choices among graduates

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Law Firms

• Quite a few jobs are available for graduates in law firms

• Examples include paralegals, legal assistants and legal administrators, etc

• Median pay in 2012 was $50,000

Law Enforcement

• Available jobs include correctional officers (COs), police officers (POs), investigators and detectives, etc

• Requirements for education and certification differ for each profession

• Median pay in 2012 for COs was $43,550; for POs was $57,770

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Government

• Quite a few entry-level positions are available

• Some examples include magistrate judges, administrative law judges or hearing officers, etc

• Education requirements and certifications vary for each position

• Median pay for administrative law judges, adjudicators and hearing officers was $89,970 in 2012

Business

• Some examples of jobs include human resources assistants, customer service representatives, analysts, and consultants, etc

• Pay may vary between different positions but remained around the $35,000 mark in 2012

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Teaching

• A wide range of teaching jobs are available in the field of legal studies

• Positions are available in schools, colleges and universities

• The median pay for a postsecondary teachers in 2012 was $68,970

Other options

• Many more organizations employ legal studies graduates

• Some examples are: Non-government research organizations Legal publishers Banks Humanitarian organizations Trade unions

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