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Lawyer

BLS: LawyersSOC 23-1011Salary source: BLS OEWS May 2025
Career advancement roadmap

Your path to the next level

Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Recommended bachelor's path
    Political Science
    Social Science
    Your academic foundation
  2. Entry-level role
    No entry-level role mapped yet.
  3. Credentials that advance you
    State bar admission
  4. Graduate paths worth considering
    JD
    Legal
  5. Mid-level roleYou are here
    Lawyer
    Mid
    2–5 years typical
  6. Senior-level role
    No senior-level role mapped yet.
Overview

Degrees that lead to this role

Career ladder

How the climb looks

  1. 1
    Lawyer
    Current • you are here
    years
  2. 2
    Senior Attorney
    Next
    years
Salary

What you can realistically earn

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025SOC 23-1011View source
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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Legal
High
State bar admission
Legal
Medium
Specialty CLE certificates
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

Legal
High
JD
Legal
Medium
LLM

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