Your undergraduate years are a great time to have a legal internship. If you’ve already decided that you want to work as a legal intern, you need to figure out how to go about getting a law internship. Fortunately, there are things that you can do to find the right legal internship. Learning about what to expect in an internship and how to approach the application process can help you make your search a successful one. What are law interns? (…)
The outlook for law enforcement careers is bright, meaning occupations are expected to have a large number of job openings over the next several years (243,900 new job openings projected 2012-2022). There are many types of law enforcement careers an individual may pursue. The three basic types of jobs in law enforcement are investigators, uniformed officers, and support positions. These jobs are available at the local, state, and federal levels. Uniformed Officers A uniformed police officer has general duties that (…)
A law clerk will help lawyers and judges in law firms, courts, and other types of legal settings. In order to become a law clerk there is some training required. The legal field is extremely complex and changes consistently. In order to keep up with these changes a team of legal professionals is necessary. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were 41,550 law clerks employed throughout the United States. Job Description of a Law Clerk A law (…)
For those that want to work in juvenile rehabilitation, there are many different careers available in this field. Some of the common careers in this include juvenile counselors, juvenile court attorneys, probation officers, and judges. Those that work in the juvenile justice system will deal with troubled youths in a number of settings. The justice system for juveniles was established as a way to discipline individuals that commit a crime, but are too young to be tried as adults. There is (…)
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is a part of the Department of Homeland Security. An immigration customs agent has the responsibility of enforcing customs laws and immigration laws in the United States. According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE.gov), a number of different job opportunities are available: Deportation Officer One position with ICE is as a deportation officer. Deportation officers’ conduct the research that is necessary to support decisions that are made in exclusion/deportation cases and help (…)
According to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS.gov), as a Homeland Security employee, you will work to help protect the airports, US borders, waterways, and seaports of the United States as well as research and develop new technologies for security, respond to terrorist acts and natural disasters, and work on analyzing intelligence reports that are received. Career Opportunities There are many unique Homeland Security career opportunities available with the DHS. Law Enforcement – these careers include protecting the vice president (…)
States rely on trained and deputized fish and game wardens in order to protect natural resources within their states. It’s work for people who think the outdoors is serious fun. A fish and game warden is a highly trained professional. Their training prepares them for the important and difficult work of making rules and regulations that protect natural resources and enforcing those rules effectively. A fish and game warden is a representative of the state that protects natural resources on behalf of (…)
There are many career opportunities available for working in Fish and Wildlife. Each of the positions has one thing in common, protecting the wildlife of the area and the habitats that the wildlife relies on to live. There are several popular areas of careers in Fish and Game. Internship and Graduate Programs According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS.gov), both an internship and graduate program is open to the public as part of their “Pathways Program”. The Internship Program is (…)
FBI agents have the difficult job of conducting national security investigations that can be extremely sensitive. In addition, the job as an FBI agent requires an individual to enforce more than 300 federal statutes. Some matters that an FBI agent may work on include cyber crime, foreign counterintelligence, terrorism, white collar crime, organized crime, civil rights violations, public corruption, bank robberies, kidnapping, air piracy, drug trafficking, as well as other violations of federal law. FBI Requirements There is a specific (…)
A detective and a criminal investigator, who are often called special agents or agents, have the job of collecting evidence and gathering facts of possible crimes. The duties of a detective will depend on the type and size of the organization that they work for. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were 109,960 active detectives and criminal investigators working in the US with an average salary of $79,030. Typical Duties of Detectives The typical duties of a (…)
The USMS (United States Marshals Service) is the oldest of the federal law enforcement agencies in the United States and served the country since 1789. The USMS acts as the law enforcement of the judiciary department. There are 94 district offices, one for each of the federal judicial districts. There are also 218 sub-offices and 3 foreign offices. A US Marshal manages each of the district offices and receives his job through appointment by the President. Each of the other (…)
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA.gov), the DEA is the premier drug enforcement organization in the world and the only single mission federal agency dedicated to drug law enforcement. Using unique operational and intelligence capabilities, the men and women of DEA identify, investigate, disrupt, and dismantle major drug trafficking organizations and those who facilitate them, remove drugs and violent criminals from our neighborhoods, and fight the diversion of licit drugs. For those that are interested in working for the Drug (…)
The main role of a Customs Agent (aka Customs Inspector) is to investigate and inspect persons, goods, common carriers, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations. Customs Agents work for the United States Department of Customs and Border Patrol, which is a branch of the DHS (Department of Homeland Security). A custom agent that works for the CBP is responsible for helping keep weapons (…)
Criminologists use social patterns, statistics, and psychology in order to analyze the behaviors of criminals and methods used by criminals in order to help predict and prevent criminal behavior from occurring in the future. Psychological profiling plays an important role in the profession as well. In addition, a criminologist will evaluate how different methods of law enforcement affect crime rates. A criminologist will use their education in federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies or work as college professors. In (…)
Criminal investigators are individuals who investigate crimes and other events for legal and official purposes. They’re professionally licensed, but they don’t work for a government agency like police officers do. Instead, they work for hire on behalf of private clients. They might end up using the results of their investigation in a criminal proceeding. What does an Criminal Investigator Do? An investigator for criminal offenses helps their client prove or disprove facts relating to a criminal allegation. They pursue leads (…)
What is a Crime Scene Investigator? The Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) collects and preserves a variety of evidence from an active crime scene. The crime scene investigator is most often a law enforcement professional responsible for the identification, collection, preservation, and cataloging of physical evidence at the crime scene. What Does a Crime Scene Investigator Do? Although many people assume that the crime scene investigator is responsible for the performance of tests of various types of physical evidence, forensic professionals (…)
According to the National Association for Court Management (NACM), the increasing complexity of American life and the scope of litigation in the United States have created an administrative burden on the courts that cannot be handled by judges and traditional court staff alone. The Court Administrator, a relatively new position, fills this gap by handling the managerial duties and administrative functions within the court system. This includes paying court employees, balancing the budget of the court system, and making sure (…)
Correctional officers have the job of overseeing those individuals that are arrested and are waiting for trial or those that have been sentenced to jail, prison, or some other type of reformatory terms. Correctional officers work in correctional institutions, which can be hazardous and quite stressful at times. This position has a high rate of nonfatal injuries. Some of the duties of a correctional officer include: Enforcing the rules and keeping order within prisons or jails. Supervising the activities of (…)
A coroner is an individual who directs activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths. Coroners are often the person that makes the decision to initiate an investigation if they determine the cause of death to be questionable. There are some areas that allow coroners the authorization to issue a subpoena and (…)
The Central Intelligence Agency is the primary agency in the United States that is responsible for providing the government with global intelligence for the ever changing social, economic, political, military, and technological environments throughout the world. The main goal and mission of a CIA agent is to protect the United States national security. According to the CIA.gov careers section, there are myriad of job types available including: IT, Business, and Security Positions Security positions IT positions Business positions Analytical positions Language positions Clandestine service (…)