Law

40 careers in Law, ranked safest first: the career with the lowest AI exposure score, meaning the smallest share of its day-to-day work AI can already do, is at the top. For 4 of them the moat, what structurally protects the job, has not been classified yet; their cards say so rather than guessing.

Law at a glance
MOAT CLASSIFIED36 of 40 total
NO MOAT9
HAS A MOAT27
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIED4
MEDIAN AI EXPOSURE42 /100

Legal30

Construction Lawyer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Arbitration Specialist

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Corporate Lawyer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Criminal Defense Attorney

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Employment Law Advisor

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Environmental Lawyer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Family Law Specialist

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Human Rights Lawyer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Intellectual Property Lawyer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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International Lawyer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Legal Consultant

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Litigation Specialist

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Real Estate Lawyer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Tax Law Specialist

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Commercial Solicitors and Lawyers

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Conveyancer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Criminal Defense Attorney

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Family Law Specialist

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Judge

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to68%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Legal Executive

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Litigation Specialist

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Arbitration Specialist

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Patent and Trademark Attorneys

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Real Estate Lawyer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Conveyancing Professionals

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Cost Lawyer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Litigation Officer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Human Rights Advocate

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Barristers and Advocates

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Will Writer

50

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO50%moving to88%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Office & Administrative Support3

Barrister's and Judge's Clerks

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Conveyancing Assistant

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Legal Secretary

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Management2

Legal Services Director

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Legal Practice Manager

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
NO MOATNo physical, legal or personal barrier protects this work from software.
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Business & Financial Operations1

Compliance Officer

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.
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Uncategorised4

These careers have no record in our AI outlook register, so there is no O*NET occupation code to group them by. Listed here rather than guessed into a category.

Construction Operatives

4

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO4%moving to49%
THE DOOR, NOWB
THE DOOR, 20 YRSD
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
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Barristers and Judges

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
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Legal Professionals

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
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Legal Associate Professionals

42

Law

AI IMPACT
AI CAN DO42%moving to80%
THE DOOR, NOWC
THE DOOR, 20 YRSE
MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIEDA real score, but the moat is not yet classified. No claim either way.
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AI EXPOSURE = the share of a job's day-to-day tasks AI can already do today, from the same exposure engine used across this site (Anthropic labour market research, 2026, observed real-world AI usage by occupation). Higher means more exposed. It is a measurement of now, not a prediction. THE DOOR = how hard the job is to get into, grade A (easy) to E (extremely hard), from each career's published forecast (OpenAI, "The AI Jobs Transition Framework", Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0). A card marked MOAT NOT YET CLASSIFIED has a real exposure score but no entry yet in our moat register, so we make no claim about what structurally protects it. Scorecard grades and verdicts are Careermash editorial judgment: we show forecasts as forecasts and own our conclusions. Salary and pathway figures are each career's own published profile. Careermash is a service provided by What School Ltd.

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