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Make decisions in legal cases

This is an accountable judgment call. Someone has to weigh the full situation and stand behind the decision, and that's you, often with legal or professional responsibility.

Part of Make legal decisions, under the O*NET work activity group Making Decisions and Solving Problems. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 7 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Determine existence and amount of liability according to current laws, administrative and judicial precedents, and available evidence.Stays human Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
• Determine extent of liability according to evidence, laws, or administrative or judicial precedents.Stays human Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
• Sentence defendants in criminal cases, on conviction by jury, according to applicable government statutes.Stays human Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
• Rule on custody and access disputes, and enforce court orders regarding custody and support of children.Stays human Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
• Impose restrictions upon parties in civil cases until trials can be held.Stays human Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Apply relevant laws, regulations, policies, or precedents to reach conclusions.AI-assist Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
• Authorize payment of valid claims and determine method of payment.Stays human Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
• Grant divorces and divide assets between spouses.Stays human Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates