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Even though the economic downturn of the 1990's has caused widespread economic turmoil in the legal industry, there is a consensus that the field will only continue to expand in the next decade. The legal field as a whole is going to be forced to become more efficient, which will increase the need for qualified workers. Criminal justice is the enforcement of criminal law. It involves fair handling of those accused of a crime. Also important to criminal justice is the understanding of causes of crime and the prevention of future crimes.

Annual salary range is from $26,100-$67,700

Job opportunities are expected to be favorable through the year 2006.

The legal field is an interesting and lucrative field for those willing to work hard and acquire the education needed. With education and training qualified applicants may move to other supervisory or administrative positions. The LSAT is used for admission into law schools

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Court Reporters
Court Reporting
General Practice Paralegal
Scoping
Law Office Assistant
Legal Administrative Assistant
Legal Administrative Specialist
Legal Assisting
Legal Information Specialist
Legal Office Assistant
Legal Office Technology
Legal Office Specialist
Legal Secretary
Legal Specialist
Paralegal
Pre-Law
Political Science
Stenographers
Armored Car Officer
Bank Security Officer
Correctional Officers
Criminologist
Criminal Justice
DEA Agent
Private Detectives and Investigators
Private Investigation Services
Probation Officer
Security Protection Officer

Featured Career (Scoping)
The NCRA (National Court Reporters Association) states, "A scopist is one who edits a transcript translated by CAT (Computer-Aided Transcription) software into English, correcting mistrans/untrans of steno notes, employing proper punctuation, English, and format."

Scopists were once limited to building a clientele within their geographical area; however, with the advancement of CAT technology, the Internet, and e-mail, scopists may work for reporters virtually anywhere in the world. Scopists are independent contractors. A beginning scopist must establish a clientele and may only earn up to $12,000 their first year. An income of $35,000 is possible if the scopist can develop a reputation as a hard working, skilled professional in the reporting community. Because the demand for court reporters is growing, the demand for scopists and proofreaders is also increasing.

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