Graduate: Legal Studies
What Can You Do With A Graduate Degree in Legal Studies?
Information and Options for Legal Studies
- Legal Studies Related Skills
- Relevant Entry-Level Career Titles
- Employers of Legal Studies Majors
- Job Posting Sites
- Career Planning Links
- Professional Associations
Legal Studies Related Skills
- Citing Information Properly
- Communication Skills
- Decision Making Skills
- Determination
- Develop Analytical Skills
- Effective Persuasive Skills
- Examining the Evidence Available
- Grasp of Constitutional Principles
- Impart Knowledge of Substantive Law
- Impartiality
- Integrity
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Interpret the Legal Statutes
- Objectivity
- Oratory Skills
- Skills in Legal Research
- Sound Judgment
- Technical Legal Writing Skills
- Understanding of Historical Law
- Understanding the Application of Law
Related Entry-Level Career Titles
- Adjudicator
- Administrative Law Attorney
- Admiralty Attorney
- Bar Examiner
- Claims Attorney
- Communications Lawyers
- Corporation Lawyer
- Criminal Lawyer
- Defense Counsel
- Director of Law School Placement
- District Attorney
- Entertainment Lawyer
- Environmental Lawyer
- Family Law Attorney
- Hearing Officer
- Immigration Attorney
- Insurance Attorney
- International Law Attorney
- Judge Advocate
- Law Librarian
- Legal Administrator
- Legal Investigator
- Legislative Analyst
- Legislative Counsel
- Mediator
- Patent Agent
- Patent Lawyer
- Probate Lawyer
- Public Defender
- Real Estate Lawyer
- Recruiting Director
- Risk Manager
- Senior Claims Representative
- Sports Lawyer
- Tax Attorney
- Title Attorney
Employers of Legal Studies Majors
- Corporations
- Federal Court Systems
- Government Agencies
- Insurance Agencies
- Law Firms
- Law Schools
- Libraries
- Limited Liability Partnerships
- Newspapers and Periodicals
- Not for Profit Agencies
- Police Departments
- Political Campaigns
- Probationary Departments
- State and Local Courthouses
Job Posting Sites
- Law Crossing – “The largest collection of legal jobs on Earth”
- Law Match – offering the most current opportunities in private practice and the public sector
- SimplyLawJobs – law job posting website with customizable search options
- US Courts Job Postings – career opportunities in the US Federal Court system
- Illinois Courts Job Postings – career opportunities in the Illinois State Court system
- Law Jobs – search engine for various jobs in legal field
- Legal Staff – legal profession career network
- UIS CareerConnect – UIS Career Development Center’s job posting site
- USA Jobs – federal government job search
Career Planning Links
- Law School Admissions Counsel – preparing for law school admission
- Find Law Career Center – legal job resources
- Rankings of Top Law Schools – Vault rankings of law schools and firms
- Career OneStop is a site supported U.S. Department of Labor with great career tools/resources
- GOALS: UIS Career Development Center career development learning module
- Occupational Outlook Handbook – research criminal justice related careers
- O*NET Online is the National job outlook and projections resource
- UIS Legal Studies Department – provide overview of their program