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Description:
Provide legal advice and services in connection with cultural resource related issues.
Alternate Titles:
Vary upon the position held
Duties:
An attorney who is self-employed or working for a law firm, will work with private clients, generally developers, corporations, government, and individuals in connection with a variety of cultural resource related issues that may arise, such as regulations that must be followed in connection with development of property, ownership of cultural property, treatment of cemeteries located on private or government-acquired property, etc.
A cultural resource attorney may also be employed by a government agency to oversee all cultural resource issues that may arise, but will probably entail work in other environmental and land-development areas as well. A cultural resource attorney may also be employed by a university or law school to teach subjects related to the law and cultural resources.
Availability of Employment:
There are positions available for an attorney trained in cultural resource law. However, to locate a position requires a job-seeker to take time to research opportunities in the geographic location in which he or she is interested in working since a position probably will not be advertised as “Cultural Resource Attorney” but the description of the position may be one that is best served by an attorney with training in cultural resource law.
Education Level Required:
A J.D. from an accredited law school is required. An undergraduate degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, Environmental Science or History is helpful but not required. It is beneficial to take law school courses in administrative law, environmental law and litigation, real estate law and land use planning.
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