Headline risk
9%
Low RiskLegal Counsel
This page reuses the same role shell as Singapore, but the component occupations are mapped onto the United States layer so the score, context, and support bundle reflect US public evidence.
Why this score
72% of tasks overlap with current AI
80% human advantage from judgment & presence
79% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Weighted overlap across component occupations
Human coordination and physical presence protection
Blended local-market buffer for this role
Component coverage and mapping quality
Workflow profile
Heuristic workflow context blended from the role mix. This explains the score; it is not used as a direct local-market forecast.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
United States support
Evidence bundle
Weighted task overlap from O*NET statements and Anthropic penetration
Median annual wage from BLS OEWS
Employment projections and openings from BLS
Preparation and entry requirements from O*NET and BLS
Support snapshot
Job zone
5The occupation usually needs extensive preparation, training, and experience.
Median wage
USD 151,160USD 99,760 to USD 215,420
Openings
31.5K4.1% projected change
Median age
46.41.1M employed
Occupation profile
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
Job Zone 5 · Extensive preparation
The occupation usually needs extensive preparation, training, and experience.
Task primitives
Matched task weight share: 95% · Effective coverage: 12%
Concentration: 38%
Wage context
Median annual
USD 151,160
Mean annual
USD 182,760
Hourly median: USD 73
Employment: 747,750 workers
10th percentile: USD 72,780
90th percentile: —
Demand outlook
2024 employment
864.8K
2034 employment
900.7K
Openings: 31.5K
Projected change: 4.1%
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Work experience: None
On-the-job training: None
Median wage in projections: USD 151,160
Employment of lawyers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Requirements and friction
Telework: 68.6% · Telework: 31.4% · Credentials: >99.5%
Narrative and skills
Lawyers advise and represent clients on legal proceedings or transactions.
Lawyers work for a variety of organizations, usually in office settings. Some work for federal, local, or state governments. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
Lawyers typically need a law degree and a state license, which usually requires passing a bar examination.
The median annual wage for lawyers was $151,160 in May 2024.
Employment of lawyers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Jobs: 864,800
Median pay: USD 151,160
Employment outlook: Employment of lawyers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Openings: 35,900
Tasks and tools
- 1. Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses. · AI use 75%
- 2. Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents. · AI use 0%
- 3. Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit. · AI use 0%
- 4. Prepare, draft, and review legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts. · AI use 0%
- 5. Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case. · AI use 0%
- 6. Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings. · AI use 0%
Work context
- E-Mail: 5.0/5
- Telephone Conversations: 4.9/5
- Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals: 4.8/5
- Contact With Others: 4.8/5
- Freedom to Make Decisions: 4.7/5
- Spend Time Sitting: 4.5/5
Tech density
6/6
6 hot · 1 in demand
Work pace
4.8/5
Average of the strongest work-context signals.
Worker profile
Median age: 46.4
Total employed: 1.1M · Under 25: 0% · 25 to 54: 69% · 55+: 30%
Support note
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.
Source vintage
O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
Methodology
Shared spine
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
Country layer
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
Published limitations
This is a synthetic role view built from mapped occupations. It reuses the same shell and visual components as the Singapore role pages, but only the US sources that actually exist are rendered here.