Compare Lawyers & Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Lawyers $177,900
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Similar skills & knowledge

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Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Law and Government
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
Very Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
High

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

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Active Listening Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Lawyers
Lawyers
High
Active Listening Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Very High

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Lawyers
Lawyers

Doctoral or professional degree

Typical level Of training for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Lawyers
Lawyers

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Lawyers
Lawyers

14 related certifications

Certification for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

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