Graduates Last Year: 204
Description: A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of law, for taking state and national bar examinations, and for advanced research in jurisprudence. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of the legal system, including the statutory, administrative, and judicial components of civil and criminal law.
Job Opportunities:
- Lawyers
- Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
- Judicial Law Clerks
- Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
- Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements.
- Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
- Facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. Resolve conflicts outside of the court system by mutual consent of parties involved.
- Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
- Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary
- Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.