Also called: Admiralty Paralegal
Supports maritime lawyers with research, documents, and case files.
Paralegals organize evidence from ship logs and crew interviews, draft documents, and prepare cases.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree or paralegal certificate.
Ways in: 2-year college, Certification, 4-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Paralegal Studies.
Growing slowly (about 0% over 10 years).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI drafts documents and organizes evidence from logs, cutting paralegal hours; fewer, more tech-savvy hires likely.
Classes: AP English Language, AP Government, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 23-2011.
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