| The vast majority of legal non profit jobs are found in | | | | lots of non profit job postings on employment |
| public interest and government sectors. Within the | | | | websites. Non profit sector contributes $25.8 billion into |
| public interest sector, the issues one can focus on | | | | this state's economy each year. This sector provides |
| spread out in a broad spectrum. It contains lobbying, | | | | three times more jobs than the information industries |
| litigating, working in a big city to a remote region | | | | and transportation sector and fifteen times more than |
| abroad, hands-on work and protecting civil liberties | | | | utilities industry for the state of California. |
| through appellate advocacy. One can find tremendous | | | | Non profit Staffing: |
| work opportunities here. Many public interest lawyers | | | | Non profit worker's average weekly wages are $593 |
| work with civil legal services organizations and provide | | | | which is 4% less from workers in business sector and |
| free representation to clients on non-criminal matters, | | | | local government, and 11% less than state government. |
| family law, employment, disability issues, housing, elder | | | | These averages show significant variations for |
| law, homelessness, etc. Public defenders provide free | | | | different fields. Attorneys have an ethical obligation in |
| representation to those accused of a crime and | | | | some states to provide pro bono assistance to people |
| unable to afford legal counsel. Many legal non profit | | | | in need of legal services which they can't afford. |
| jobs are focused on specific legal issues and this can | | | | According to the ABA Model Rules of Professional |
| be done via direct representation of clients, through | | | | Conduct, a lawyer should aspire to render at least 50 |
| policy work and lobbying, or a mix of both. Many public | | | | hours of pro bono public legal services per year. And |
| interest advocates work on a range of international | | | | Americans do get free legal help for which they are |
| issues. | | | | eligible. Supporters of pro bono service generally focus |
| Share of Legal non profit jobs in Economy: | | | | on the compelling need for such assistance. |
| In North Carolina alone, non profit sector contributes | | | | Companies send their associates for non profit |
| 213,000 jobs which is 6% of the total jobs. Out of this | | | | advocacy because it is an inexpensive and efficient |
| 3% provide scientific, professional, and technical | | | | way to professionally develop them. |
| services, like research and legal services. There are | | | | |