# Lawyers > Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law. - Code: 23-1011.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 23-1011) - Family: [Legal](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-23), one of its 8 occupations - Tasks: 22 tasks (15 core and 7 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/23-1011.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/23-1011.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses. Core task · Task 3774 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 2. Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents. Core task · Task 3775 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 3. Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case. Core task · Task 3778 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 4. Represent clients in court or before government agencies. Core task · Task 3779 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2024 5. Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases. Core task · Task 3777 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 6. Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations. Core task · Task 3773 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 7. Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit. Core task · Task 3780 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2024 8. Prepare, draft, and review legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts. Core task · Task 20877 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 9. Study Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases. Core task · Task 3783 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 10. Negotiate settlements of civil disputes. Core task · Task 3786 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2024 11. Supervise legal assistants. Core task · Task 3789 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2024 12. Negotiate contractual agreements. Core task · Task 23992 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 13. Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings. Core task · Task 3787 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 14. Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or establish ownership. Core task · Task 3788 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2024 15. Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law. Core task · Task 3790 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 16. Present and summarize cases to judges and juries. Supplemental task · Task 3776 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 17. Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges, and question witnesses during the course of a trial. Supplemental task · Task 3781 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 18. Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation. Supplemental task · Task 3782 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2024 19. Probate wills and represent and advise executors and administrators of estates. Supplemental task · Task 3792 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 20. Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal. Supplemental task · Task 3785 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2024 21. Act as agent, trustee, guardian, or executor for businesses or individuals. Supplemental task · Task 3791 · Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2024 22. Help develop federal and state programs, draft and interpret laws and legislation, and establish enforcement procedures. Supplemental task · Task 3793 · Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024 ## More in Legal - [Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/23-1021.00): 14 tasks - [Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/23-1022.00): 20 tasks - [Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/23-1023.00): 21 tasks - [Judicial Law Clerks](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/23-1012.00): 18 tasks - [Legal Support Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/23-2099.00): no tasks listed - [Paralegals and Legal Assistants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/23-2011.00): 12 tasks - [Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/23-2093.00): 16 tasks ## Where this comes from Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. 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