Also called: Bar Counsel, Attorney Discipline Prosecutor, Chief Disciplinary Counsel
A lawyer who investigates and prosecutes other lawyers accused of stealing client money, lying to courts, or breaking ethics rules.
Disciplinary counsel open complaints from clients and judges, subpoena a lawyer's trust-account bank records to trace missing money, and interview witnesses. Strong cases go to a hearing panel or the state supreme court, which can suspend or disbar the lawyer. A lot of the job is telling the difference between a sloppy lawyer and a dishonest one.
Paid by the state bar or state supreme court; chief counsel earn the most. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 10 years after high school. Bachelor's degree, three years of law school (J.D.), and a state bar license, plus a few years of trial or prosecution work.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Political Science, Criminal Justice, Philosophy, Accounting.
Growing about average. Every state runs an attorney-discipline office, usually with a handful to a few dozen lawyers (approx.).
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI sorts complaints and traces trust-account money; hearings, credibility calls and discipline decisions stay human.
Classes: Mock Trial, Government, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 23-1011.
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