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#8 Other Jobs You Can Get With A Law Degree

What can you do with a law degree? You become a lawyer, duh. Not so fast the answer is not so clear for many. Maybe you graduated from law school or you are a newly minted member of the legal profession. You find that the study or practice of law is not what you had expected and you are planning a career change. What do you do with your law degree?

“You can do so much with a law degree!” Many disgruntled law students and lawyers can tell you that they’ve heard this line enough to make their eyes roll back into their heads. But is this quip true?

It really is. You can, in fact, do a lot with a J.D. besides practicing law, contrary to popular belief. The transferable skills that a law degree helps you develop are useful in a variety of non-law related professions.

Lawyers are typically a bright bunch of people.  Had they not been lawyers, or if they ever contemplate a career change, there is no telling how they would have used or could use their skills and abilities in another way.  These alternative careers are just a few of the options available.