Programs for Foreign Lawyers

Types of Degrees Programs for Foreign Lawyers Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many programs for foreign lawyers graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	1,716
Graduate Certificate	3
Doctor’s Degree	1

What Programs for Foreign Lawyers Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to programs for foreign lawyers were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Programs for Foreign Lawyers Majors

Programs for Foreign Lawyers majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Skills for Programs for Foreign Lawyers Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to programs for foreign lawyers:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Abilities for Programs for Foreign Lawyers Majors

Programs for Foreign Lawyers majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

What Can You Do With a Programs for Foreign Lawyers Major?

People with a programs for foreign lawyers degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Lawyers	8.2%	$120,910

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Programs for Foreign Lawyers

Some careers associated with programs for foreign lawyers require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for programs for foreign lawyers careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	66.6%
Doctoral Degree	30.3%
Post-Doctoral Training	1.3%

Online Programs for Foreign Lawyers Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	0	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	1	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	51	4
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Programs for Foreign Lawyers

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to programs for foreign lawyers.

Major	Number of Grads
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	4,165
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies	1,213
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	933
Tax Law/Taxation	789
Health Law	537
International Law & Legal Studies	460
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law	436
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law	273
Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law	238
Intellectual Property Law	105
Arts and Entertainment Law	87
Human Resources Law	46
Comparative Law	42
Tribal/Indigenous Law	41
Criminal Law and Procedure	35
Compliance Law	9
Real Estate and Land Development Law	9
Agriculture Law	3
Patent Law	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.