List of legal professions in the U.S.

• Licensed lawyer — Get a JD degree, and then pass the bar.
  • There are few options for people who get a JD degree but don't pass the bar.
  • Compliance officer is one.
• Paralegal
• Legal document assistant (LDA)
• Notary publics, who are distinguished between "notaries-at-law" who have been admitted to the bar, and "lay notaries" who have not.