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Solicitors
Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals · Legal Professionals
Moderate Risk
Median Weekly Pay
$2,070
Full-time workers
Employment
103,700
Total workers
10yr Growth
+21.2%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
Shortage
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation34.0%
Augmentation61.0%
Key Tasks
- •Interviewing clients to determine the nature of problems, and recommending and undertaking appropriate legal action
- •Preparing cases for court by conducting investigations, undertaking research, arranging witness preparation and attendance, and giving notice of court actions
- •Representing clients in court
- •Managing conveyancing and other property matters by preparing contracts of sale, mortgage documents, lease documents and other documents relating to the transfer of land and buildings
- •Preparing and critically reviewing contracts between parties
- •Preparing wills
- •Providing advice on family law, company law, partnerships, commercial law and trusts
- •May act as trustee or guardian
- •May act as executor of clients' wills
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
37
Female Share
57.0%
Part-Time Share
11.0%
Skill Level
1 / 5
Highest