The field of law maintains a system of rules and conduct established by the government to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political and social authority, and deliver justice. Law professionals maintain this system through enforcement, interpretation, application, and representation of law.
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College of Arts & Sciences
Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies
O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Kelley School of Business
Learn about careers in the field
- Arbitrators, Mediators and Conciliators*
- Correctional Officers and Jailers
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary*
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Digital Forensics Analysts
- Fraud Examiner
- Forensic Science Technicians
- Intelligence Analysts
- Judicial Law Clerks*
- Judge*
- Lawyer *
- Paralegal
- Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
- Private Detectives and Investigators
- Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
*Advanced degree required
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