Salary by Practice Area for Lawyer, Public Interest Jobs

Updated: 3 Feb 2012

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Job: Lawyer, Public Interest

Salary by Practice Area

Practice Area	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Civil / Human Rights	$43,209 - $121,641
General	$39,713 - $61,003
Criminal Law	$49,132 - $122,084
Family Law	n/a	Not enough data
Litigation & Appeals	n/a	Not enough data
Environmental / Natural Resources Law	n/a	Not enough data
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 3 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 32

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Job Listings for Lawyer, Public Interest Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 01	public interest lawyer sought		Washington, District of Columbia
	6 y/o 501 [c](3) seeks public interest attorney. must be admitted to Maryland Bar. responsibilities entail... resume with all expressions of interest submitted. Indeed

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Lawyer, Public Interest Job Description

People with the job title Lawyer, Public Interest typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Attorneys / Lawyers

Advise clients in business transactions, claim liablility, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits or legal rights and obligations. Analyze and interpret laws, rulings and regulations with probable case outcomes for individuals and businesses. Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions; evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments for presentation of cases. Represent clients in court or before government agencies, present and summarize cases to judges and juries. Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges and question witnesses during the course of a trial.

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