Career Explorer Law
Grows with AI
Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
Facilitate negotiation and conflict resolution through dialogue. Resolve conflicts outside of the court system by mutual consent of parties involved.
Changing faster than most: more resilient than 21% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is high (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it very high), and US jobs are projected to change by +4.7% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on creative vision and ethical judgement.
AI can help with many of the tasks, and demand is still growing. Being fluent with AI is the edge here.
- Median pay (2025)
- $75,530
- Job growth to 2035
- +4.7%
- Openings a year
- 300
- People doing it (2025)
- 10,500
- Usual route in
- Bachelor's degree, then moderate on-the-job training
Where people already use AI for this work
- Research laws, precedents, or other legal data
- Consult legal materials or public records
- Investigate criminal or legal matters
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Make legal decisions
- Discuss legal matters with clients, disputants, or legal professionals or staff
- Record information about legal matters
What the work looks like
- Prepare written opinions or decisions regarding cases.
- Apply relevant laws, regulations, policies, or precedents to reach conclusions.
- Conduct hearings to obtain information or evidence relative to disposition of claims.
- Determine extent of liability according to evidence, laws, or administrative or judicial precedents.
- Rule on exceptions, motions, or admissibility of evidence.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
- Financial managersGrows with AI, Index 43, +9.7%
- Buyers and purchasing agentsGrows with AI, Index 41, +6.0%
- Project management specialistsGrows with AI, Index 40, +6.7%
- Compensation and benefits managersChanging shape, Index 24, +1.1%
Also known as: Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator (ADR Coordinator), Arbitrator, Labor Arbitrator, Mediator, Arbiter, Divorce Mediator, Family Mediator, Federal Mediator.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.