Also called: Legal Research Librarian
Manages legal research collections and teaches lawyers and students how to find the law.
Law librarians work at law schools, courts, and big firms. They track down obscure old statutes, train students on research databases, and help the public at courthouse libraries. Many have both a library degree and a JD.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in library science (MLIS); many also have a JD.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Professional school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Library Science, English, History, Information Science.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Approximate; librarians overall.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI legal research reduces reference questions; teaching people to check AI answers and managing collections remain.
Classes: AP English Language, AP U.S. Government, AP Research, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-4022.
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