Legal

Law Clerks

SOC 23-1012

Research legal issues and draft opinions for judges.

Median pay

$65k

$53k to $80k typical range

Outlook

Growing

1k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral (JD)

AI exposure

79%

modeled estimate · 22th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

66/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Writing
Speaking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.