Judicial Law Clerks
Legal · SOC 23-1012
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 23-1012 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 17.0%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 48/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $64,920
- H-1B offered wage $66,560; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +2.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 360
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 1,672 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- 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.
Best transitions from here
Explore all pathways→Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~51.7% of this role but only ~17% 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
Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents.
Common titles: Appellate Law Clerk, Career Judicial Law Clerk, Career Law Clerk, Judicial Assistant, Judicial Clerk, Judicial Law Clerk
Representative Tasks
- •Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
- •Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
- •Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
- •Confer with judges concerning legal questions, construction of documents, or granting of orders.
- •Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Prepare documentation of legal proceedings.
- •Prepare legal documents.
- •Research relevant legal materials to aid decision making.
- •Confer with court staff to clarify information.
- •Identify implications for cases from legal precedents or other legal information.
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 | 17.0% | 20.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 29% Bright |
| Median Salary | $64,920 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 83/100 | N/A |