Careers in Law and Criminal Justice
As careers in law and criminal justice vary greatly, so do the education and employment requirements. Here are just a few of the career paths in this subject area:
- Attorney
- Bailiff
- Border Patrol Agent
- CIA Agent
- Corrections Officer
- Court Reporter
- Crime Scene Technician
- Criminal Investigator
- Customs Agent
- Detective
- Drug Enforcement Agent
- FBI Agent
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- Industrial Security Specialist
- Law Librarian
- Legal Secretary
- Paralegal
- Police Officer
- Postal Service Investigator
- Private Investigator
- Probation & Parole Officer
- Secret Service Agent
- Sheriff
- US Marshall
- Warden
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Becoming a Lawyer or Paralegal
Lawyer
Formal education requirements for lawyers include a 4-year college degree, 3 years in law school, and successful completion of a written bar examination.
Information on law schools and a career in law may be obtained from:
LSAT
Information on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), the Law School Data Assembly Service, the law school application process, and the financial aid available for law students may be obtained from:
Click here for information about courses and test preparation for the LSAT.
Paralegal
While some paralegals train on the job, employers increasingly prefer graduates of postsecondary paralegal education programs, especially graduates of 4-year paralegal programs or college graduates who have completed paralegal certificate programs.
General information on a career as a paralegal can be obtained from:
Criminal Justice Careers
Criminal justice may be studied at the certificate, associate, baccalaureate and master's degree levels. Most degree programs provide students with a foundation in criminal justice and a broad liberal arts knowledge base. Areas of concentration include administration, law enforcement, private security and corrections. Note that many agencies pay all or part of the tuition for officers, detectives or special agents to work toward degrees in criminal justice, police science, administration of justice, or public administration, and pay higher salaries to those who earn such a degree.
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