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title: "Legal Careers in Indonesia"
description: "Legal careers in Indonesia: advocates, judges, prosecutors, notaries and PPATs, legal officers and paralegals. Compare education, exams and state routes."
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# Legal careers in Indonesia: advocates, judges, prosecutors, notaries and legal officers

For school leavers and graduates looking for a first job or a new one. Compare legal careers by law degree route, professional exams, state recruitment, scam risk and the status of their pay data.

## Summary

- KarirAman has 5 career guides in Legal.
- 2 of them are licensed professions.
- Each row links the full guide: duties, requirements, pay data, training routes and scam patterns.

## How do Legal careers compare?

**Comparing Legal careers**

| Career | Typical entry education | Licence or certification | Scam risk | Pay data available | Best for |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Advocate (Lawyer)](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/lawyer/) | Bachelor's degree (S1) | Appointment by a bar association and an oath at the High Court | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Law graduates ready for PKPA training, the bar exam and a two-year apprenticeship, and comfortable arguing for clients.<br>editorial judgement |
| [Judge](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/judge/) | Bachelor's degree (S1) | No specific licence | Medium scam risk | Official government pay scale | Law graduates ready for the judge candidate selection, long training and a posting anywhere in Indonesia.<br>editorial judgement |
| [Legal Officer](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/legal-officer/) | Bachelor's degree (S1) | No specific licence | Medium scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Law graduates who read contracts and regulations carefully and draft documents neatly<br>editorial judgement |
| [Notary](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/notary/) | Professional programme after a degree | Notary appointment decree from the minister responsible for law; PPAT decree from the minister responsible for agrarian affairs | Low scam risk | BPS group reference and the minimum wage only | Law graduates ready for a notarial master's and a long internship who are meticulous with documents.<br>editorial judgement |
| [Public Prosecutor](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/prosecutor/) | Bachelor's degree (S1) | No specific licence | Medium scam risk | Official government pay scale | Law graduates ready for the Kejaksaan CPNS selection, prosecutor training and a posting anywhere in Indonesia.<br>editorial judgement |

"Best for" is an editorial judgement, not an official requirement. Pay-data status is described in words; the figures and their sources are on each career page.

[Careers in Indonesia: duties, requirements and pay data](https://kariraman.com/en/careers/)