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Law Clerks

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Career Description

  Assist lawyers or judges by researching or preparing legal documents. May meet with clients or assist lawyers and judges in court.  

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Job Zone Description

  Job Zone 4 - Preparation needed
These occupations often involve coordinating, supervising, managing, and/or training others.
 
  Overall Experience  
  A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant needs four years of college and several years of accounting work to be considered qualified.  
  Education  
  Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.  
  Job Training  
  Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.  
  Examples  
  Accountants, chefs and head cooks, computer programmers, historians, and police detectives.  

Related Occupations

1.Court Clerks 
2.Legal Secretaries 
3.Licensing Examiners and Inspectors 
4.Municipal Clerks 
5.Paralegals and Legal Assistants 
6.Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 
7.Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 
Sources: O*Net data version 12.0
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Department of Labor
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