Lawyers
Legal · SOC 23-1011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 23-1011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 16.7%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 49/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $159,670
- H-1B offered wage $225,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 45,700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 2,233
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 97,543 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~42.5% of this role but only ~16.7% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
Common titles: Attorney, Attorney at Law, Attorney General, Counsel, County Attorney, District Attorney
Representative Tasks
- •Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
- •Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
- •Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
- •Represent clients in court or before government agencies.
- •Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Provide legal advice to clients.
- •Identify implications for cases from legal precedents or other legal information.
- •Interview claimants to get information related to legal proceedings.
- •Represent the interests of clients in legal proceedings.
- •Meet with individuals involved in legal processes to provide information and clarify issues.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 16.7% | 20.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 29% Bright |
| Median Salary | $159,670 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 83/100 | N/A |