US AI Map›Legal

AI and Legal

AI already does contract review and legal research faster than paralegals. Courtroom advocacy and client counsel are the moat.

3occupations
1.3Mjobs (BLS EP 2025)
6.7avg. AI score

AI already does contract review and legal research faster than paralegals. Courtroom advocacy and client counsel are the moat.

Sector balance 2030

0K
Jobs in growing occupations
1.3M
Jobs in stable occupations
0K
Jobs in declining occupations

Job-weighted average expected change 2025-2030: -1% (midpoints of the JPE-prognose v3 forecast; the band per occupation matters more). Base: BLS Employment Projections 2025-35, plus AI and robotics layers where BLS does not already include them. Methodology

Occupations in Legal

OccupationJobsAISalary2030
Lawyers864K7$160K-1%Paralegals and Legal Assistants405K8$63K0%Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates25K5$154K0%

Other sectors

Office & Admin (7)Sales (5)Transportation (6)Food Service (4)Management (8)Education (6)Healthcare (10)Healthcare Support (2)Construction (5)Maintenance (2)Production (6)Business & Finance (3)Repair & Maintenance (4)IT & Computing (4)Security (3)Personal Care (4)Engineering (7)Social Services (4)Arts & Media (5)Agriculture (2)Science (5)
View all 105 occupationsTake the career scan