Legal Practice Area Overviews
Published: Oct 02, 2021
Want to really know what it's really like to practice law in a certain area? With Vault Law's practice area resources, you can take a deep dive into dozens of practice areas to find out what it's really like to be an attorney in that area. Discover what day-to-day practice is like, learn about potential career paths in each area, view top-ranked firms in each practice, and read detailed practice Q&A's from attorneys at top-ranked firms.
To visit our practice area resources, CLICK HERE. We've got you covered with the inside scoop on the following practice areas:
- Antitrust
- Appellate Litigation
- Banking & Financial Services
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Clean Tech
- Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
- Energy, Oil, & Gas
- Environmental Law
- Family Law
- General Corporate
- Health Law
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- International
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Media, Entertainment, & Sports
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Privacy & Data Security
- Private Equity
- Products Liability
- Project Finance
- Real Estate
- Securities
- Securities Litigation
- Tax
- Trusts & Estate
- White Collar Defense
You can also find practice area information in our annual Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas. The 2023 edition features in-depth Q&As with 140-plus attorneys from 54 top-ranked law firms, providing insight into the realities of practice across 24 major practice areas. We’ve done the work of interviewing these attorneys, so you have the information—whether you’re a law student, narrowing down your target areas, or a lateral, focusing on skill development or looking for your next “work home”—to help guide your choices and build your dream legal career.