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Which area of law is yours?

Twelve questions about what you enjoy, what you’re good at and what keeps you up at night. There are nineteen corners of the law here. One is waiting for you.

12 questions · about 108 seconds · no sign-up needed

A bit of fun, not careers advice. Most lawyers work across several areas.

Who you might get

All 19 possible results

Mergers and acquisitions
Corporate lawCompanies come together, and you make it happen.
What it says about you
You love the big picture and the fine print at the same time. M&A lawyers structure, negotiate and close the deals that reshape industries.
Capital markets
Corporate lawWhere companies meet investors.
What it says about you
You like precision, regulation and big numbers. Capital-markets lawyers take companies public and help them raise money from investors.
Banking and finance
Corporate lawYou follow the money, carefully.
What it says about you
You understand how loans, securities and projects are financed. Banking lawyers build the structures that let money move safely.
Private equity and venture capital
Corporate lawBacking the next big thing.
What it says about you
You like founders, investors and growth. PE and VC lawyers help money find ideas, and ideas become companies.
Civil litigation
DisputesYour office is the courtroom.
What it says about you
You love to argue, and to win on the strength of a better argument. Litigators take disputes to court and fight them through.
Arbitration
DisputesBig disputes, settled privately.
What it says about you
You like complex commercial fights between big players, often across borders. Arbitration lawyers argue before private tribunals instead of courts.
Criminal law
DisputesLiberty is on the line.
What it says about you
You want the highest stakes there are: someone’s freedom. Criminal lawyers prosecute and defend, and make sure every trial is fair.
Constitutional law
Public lawThe rules above all the rules.
What it says about you
You care about rights, power and how a country governs itself. Constitutional lawyers argue the cases that define freedoms for everyone.
Intellectual property
Technology and ideasYou protect ideas.
What it says about you
Patents, trademarks, copyright: you want to protect what people invent and create. IP lawyers work where law meets creativity and science.
Tax
AdvisoryYou find clarity in the most complicated rules.
What it says about you
You like puzzles with rules and numbers. Tax lawyers advise on the laws that shape every business decision, and argue tax disputes.
Competition law
RegulatoryKeeping markets fair.
What it says about you
You care about fair markets: no cartels, no abuse of power. Competition lawyers advise on mergers and fight antitrust cases.
Technology and data privacy
Technology and ideasThe law of the future, written now.
What it says about you
AI, data and platforms fascinate you. Technology lawyers work on questions the law is still answering, like who owns your data.
Media and entertainment
Technology and ideasFilms, music and the deals behind them.
What it says about you
You love stories, screens and stages. Media lawyers handle rights, contracts and disputes for films, music and streaming.
Sports law
Niche practiceContracts, contests and the game behind the game.
What it says about you
You love sport and want to be part of it. Sports lawyers handle player contracts, leagues, sponsorships and disputes.
Environmental law
Public lawDefending the air, water and land.
What it says about you
You want to protect the planet using the law. Environmental lawyers fight pollution cases, advise on clean energy and shape climate policy.
Human rights
Public lawDignity for everyone.
What it says about you
You came to law to protect people. Human-rights lawyers fight for dignity, equality and freedom, in courts and outside them.
Family law
Private clientLaw where it matters most: at home.
What it says about you
You are warm and steady in hard moments. Family lawyers help people through marriage, divorce, custody and inheritance.
Labour and employment
Advisory and disputesFair work, for everyone.
What it says about you
You care about how people are treated at work. Employment lawyers advise companies and workers, and handle disputes between them.
Public international law
Public lawLaw between nations.
What it says about you
Treaties, borders, the sea and war crimes: you want to work on the law that governs countries themselves.

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About this quiz

How does the "Which area of law is yours?" quiz work?

You answer 12 quick questions. Each answer nudges you along a few scales (Transactions or Disputes; Public good or Private clients; New and technical or Classic; Out front or Behind the desk; Numbers or Words and people), and you are matched to the closest of 19 results.

How long does it take?

About 90 seconds: 12 questions, one tap each.

Is it free?

Yes, and there is no sign-up. You can share your result card, and three quizzes open your Law Profile.

What results can I get?

19 in all, including Mergers and acquisitions, Capital markets, Banking and finance, Private equity and venture capital and Civil litigation. Every one is listed on this page.

Is this serious advice?

A bit of fun, not careers advice. Most lawyers work across several areas.

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