{"id":10242,"date":"2021-07-12T04:30:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T04:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/industry\/legal\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T12:05:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T02:05:16","slug":"legal","status":"publish","type":"ra-industry","link":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/industry\/legal\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people have some ideas about the legal system and its role within our society &#8211; we have plenty of TV series and movies to thank for that! But how accurate are these depictions, and what does a career in the industry really look like?<\/p>\n<p>The American legal system is one of the most influential legal systems in the world. As they develop their law, American legal concepts, ideas, and approaches are often borrowed or considered by non-American courts and legislatures.<\/p>\n<p>The American Court system is based on the English Common Law system. In a criminal case, the prosecutor acts as a plaintiff on behalf of the citizens or the state. The basic idea is that there are two sides, the plaintiff and the defendant, who present their arguments before an impartial judge (and sometimes a jury).<\/p>\n<p>The legal industry covers an expanse of sectors, and there are opportunities to become highly specialized. Legal careers have been highly stereotyped by mass media and movies &#8211; and while there are certainly some roles with lots of excitement, many are a bit more straightforward!<\/p>\n<p>Legal firms primarily provide legal advice, representation and prepare legal documents for a range of clients.<\/p>\n<h3>Most firms are specialized in the support they offer so that they might offer advice and guidance covering:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Commercial Law Services<\/li>\n<li>Personal Legal Services<\/li>\n<li>Industrial Relations Services<\/li>\n<li>Property Law Services<\/li>\n<li>Criminal Law Services<\/li>\n<li>Intellectual property law services<\/li>\n<li>Community Legal Services<\/li>\n<li>Administrative, Constitutional and other law services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Solicitors, barristers, and legal aid officers typically provide these services within firms or non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Alternative legal pathways in the industry include dispute resolution, conveyancing, and intellectual property services.<\/p>\n<p>As well as independent legal firms who offer their services to various clients, some organizations also have what is referred to as in-house legal teams who deal with all the legal matters for that company. You\u2019ll typically find these types of legal teams based in large international corporations such as banks or local governments.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside legal roles in the commercial and private sectors, there is also a large sector of the industry focused on legal aid and working within not-for-profits. These professionals typically work with underrepresented groups or individuals who require support but may not have the means or ability to access the right legal professionals. This sector also involves many career pathways within advocacy and policy development.<\/p>\n<p>The legal industry is a highly regulated field. Entry to becoming a fully registered solicitor, lawyer, or barrister will require a bachelor\u2019s degree, alongside postgraduate study and successful completion of professional competency-based exams dependent on the type of legal work you want to do. These can also be State-dependent.<\/p>\n<p>That might sound like a lot of work, but a legal career is guaranteed to be rewarding and offer many opportunities to grow professionally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10243,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ra-industry\/10242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ra-industry"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ra-industry"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}