CAREER
CLUSTER
BRIEF

SEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION

CAREER AREA - SOCIAL SCIENCES



Work Performed

Work activities in this group primarily involve examining, authenticating, and preparing such legal and business documents as briefs, pleadings, appeals, wills, deeds, contracts, titles, mortgages, and liens; conducting research in museums, libraries, and archives; selecting and ordering library materials; and evaluating intelligence data on foreign countries.

Worker Requirements
Ability to acquire the necessary understanding of official or legal business terminology and documentary regulations; organizational and analytical ability for scanning documents, deriving pertinent points, and recording conclusions; and good reading comprehension and speed.


Sample Occupations

Acquisitions Librarian
Special Collections Librarian
Archivist
Paralegal
Claim Examiner


Related Clusters


Related MPC Departments

Technical Writing

Library

Translating, Editing, and Decoding
Legal Practice
Investigation and Enforcement
Filing and Classifying