"Everyone wants to say they hate lawyers, and yet I've never met a parent who didn't want their kid to be a lawyer."
What do lawyers do?
The job would help people with the legal problems or paperwork a normal citizen would not know. Jobs that come with being a lawyer are usually paperwork for buying a home, writing a will, defending or prosecuting the opposing force. People usually think of lawyers being in a office just doing regular case that involve murder or law suits but lawyers also have the right to not let you get married or get paperwork to get you a visa. The job has many different opportunities that doesn’t only involve the law.
The job would help people with the legal problems or paperwork a normal citizen would not know. Jobs that come with being a lawyer are usually paperwork for buying a home, writing a will, defending or prosecuting the opposing force. People usually think of lawyers being in a office just doing regular case that involve murder or law suits but lawyers also have the right to not let you get married or get paperwork to get you a visa. The job has many different opportunities that doesn’t only involve the law.
Lawyer prosecuting the defendant. While taking into account that it takes the jury to prosecute the defendant. Also his posture shows how confident a person can be.
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What is the daily life of a Lawyer?
The daily life of a lawyer is great and yet very dreadful. Many think that the job takes a lot of their life, it's quite true to be a lawyer you spend at least 14 hours of your day in the office and maybe even longer depending how difficult the case might be difficult. Also many of the cases might be stressful, but most of the time you'll be working with a persons finical or legal status. Depending also on your job, you might be working as a legal consultant,environmental defender, corporate, and Plaintiff counsel. |
Your job as a lawyer in a court is to persuade the jury. The jury is a group of people that under oath would say either the defendant is 'guilty or not guilty'
What other name you might remember me by:
- Assistant County Attorney: Usually work for the government processing papers and representing them. Works with problems with the highest state offense.
- Agency Legal Counsel: It is in the title saying that the worker is going to counsel you in any subject that the client wants. So we look over the a case and set them forth to the main lawyer
- Assistant Prosecutor: Reviews law article to proceed with a case in which area it would fall into. Also are able to represent a client in court or in a gov. agency.
What Does It Take To Become A Lawyer?
-College:
To be lawyer you need to be in Pre-law or Law program in a four year college. You need to take the program serious because you can't be a lawyer with a BA. You need a Masters Degree with that you have a better chance in getting any job that you would look for. After completing the program you need to apply to the colleges law school. You have to make sure that the college you apply to has a law school or look for a separate law school out side of the college, but it would be better if you apply to a college with a law school you have a better chance to entering law school than the out of campus law school. No matter what you want to be in you need to take the BAR Exam.
-BAR Exam w/ explanation (Photo)
The BAR Exam is a national test the government makes any lawyer take. The test is two hundred questions long, you have six hours to take the test. Usually the test is take on a wednesday on the months of July or February. The test is divided by two parts, one in the morning three hours long and 100 Questions, and one in the Afternoon with another 100 Question. The Categories in the BAR are Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. Only 190 Questions are actually pointed the other 10 are used as extras. The questions are divided by:
Constitutional Law (31)
Contracts (33)
Criminal Law & Procedure (31)
Evidence (31)
Real Property (31)
Torts (33)
-College:
To be lawyer you need to be in Pre-law or Law program in a four year college. You need to take the program serious because you can't be a lawyer with a BA. You need a Masters Degree with that you have a better chance in getting any job that you would look for. After completing the program you need to apply to the colleges law school. You have to make sure that the college you apply to has a law school or look for a separate law school out side of the college, but it would be better if you apply to a college with a law school you have a better chance to entering law school than the out of campus law school. No matter what you want to be in you need to take the BAR Exam.
-BAR Exam w/ explanation (Photo)
The BAR Exam is a national test the government makes any lawyer take. The test is two hundred questions long, you have six hours to take the test. Usually the test is take on a wednesday on the months of July or February. The test is divided by two parts, one in the morning three hours long and 100 Questions, and one in the Afternoon with another 100 Question. The Categories in the BAR are Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. Only 190 Questions are actually pointed the other 10 are used as extras. The questions are divided by:
Constitutional Law (31)
Contracts (33)
Criminal Law & Procedure (31)
Evidence (31)
Real Property (31)
Torts (33)
What social qualities do you need?
For some important thing to do for this job is that lawyers need to be able to seek out over all. In both what the case might be but at the same time having to look for tougher cases to do to get many other experiences in every type of case that might be taken. A lawyer is always looking for recognition in the workplace but knows it is only achieved when they are hard working in the right condition. Must have a good vocal skill while giving out any evidence. Must be unbiased to any of the clients the has been given to them, while having good attitude towards the client. Need to be able to manage their time and able to administer orders to their fellow coworkers. Up to date with current technology because it would be useful once a case that will be involved with computer and software. |
Yearly salary:
$155,750 College tuition: USD- Annual Tuition 39,970 University of Pacific- 38,320 Common Majors: Law: Study the law, with the thought of becoming a independent practice of law, while preparing to take the national bar exam. Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law: A in depth look into the law when it comes to gov. policies with EEaNR. |
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BENEFITS and Drawbacks of being a lawyer
Drawbacks of the Job
Being a Lawyer is time consuming: While being a lawyer seems fun in all but it takes up most of your time. The job require you to be in a office at least ten hours a day. Which doesn't seem so fun when you have a wife and children you wouldn't see as much but you will be able finically support them. The long hours will later on take a toll to your body
Being a Lawyer is stressful: While working long hours you might find yourself in a mental constraint that comes with the job. Sometimes the cases might be so difficult that your brain strains itself to work. Sometime the case might have dangers of being on the spot ready to go for the work with doing the same task over and over again.
Being a Lawyer is expensive: Lawyers come with high debt. No matter what law school you go to. Your debt will cost around 40 grand and higher to pay off. Many of these debt keep rising after interest. The job is very hard to get well paid off while looking for a job. The job is very competitive so finding a job that would pay your debt that you have gotten.
Benefits of the Job
Feeling great after helping someone: When you're a lawyer you help whoever want to. You could help your cousins get out of a ticket, but you are able to help the ones who need it. Such as a parent getting their residential for the states. You would feel great after fight for the person and able to see them smile.
Being a Lawyer is challenging: Always something new that you need to do. Sometimes you get a easy case of just who gets the dog. Then later on you are processing a convict to get the death penalty. You will always challenge yourself to be better at what your do or it make you more adaptable to what you are able to do.
So many ways to get into a Lawyer job: You could adapt your profession in any manner. You could be a environmental lawyer, corporate lawyer, residential lawyer, etc. this job is so versional with its major you could do anything with it. So even though the competition is hard its able to be done anywhere.
High Paying after many years in the works: After working in a company you are able to move up and get paid in triple digits.
The job if you are dedicated to it, the job is able to pay itself back off the debt that you have accumulated. You worked your way to the top and you will just feel great that all your work is paid off.
Being a Lawyer is time consuming: While being a lawyer seems fun in all but it takes up most of your time. The job require you to be in a office at least ten hours a day. Which doesn't seem so fun when you have a wife and children you wouldn't see as much but you will be able finically support them. The long hours will later on take a toll to your body
Being a Lawyer is stressful: While working long hours you might find yourself in a mental constraint that comes with the job. Sometimes the cases might be so difficult that your brain strains itself to work. Sometime the case might have dangers of being on the spot ready to go for the work with doing the same task over and over again.
Being a Lawyer is expensive: Lawyers come with high debt. No matter what law school you go to. Your debt will cost around 40 grand and higher to pay off. Many of these debt keep rising after interest. The job is very hard to get well paid off while looking for a job. The job is very competitive so finding a job that would pay your debt that you have gotten.
Benefits of the Job
Feeling great after helping someone: When you're a lawyer you help whoever want to. You could help your cousins get out of a ticket, but you are able to help the ones who need it. Such as a parent getting their residential for the states. You would feel great after fight for the person and able to see them smile.
Being a Lawyer is challenging: Always something new that you need to do. Sometimes you get a easy case of just who gets the dog. Then later on you are processing a convict to get the death penalty. You will always challenge yourself to be better at what your do or it make you more adaptable to what you are able to do.
So many ways to get into a Lawyer job: You could adapt your profession in any manner. You could be a environmental lawyer, corporate lawyer, residential lawyer, etc. this job is so versional with its major you could do anything with it. So even though the competition is hard its able to be done anywhere.
High Paying after many years in the works: After working in a company you are able to move up and get paid in triple digits.
The job if you are dedicated to it, the job is able to pay itself back off the debt that you have accumulated. You worked your way to the top and you will just feel great that all your work is paid off.
MY OBSERVATIONS.
To be honest when I started to read about the job I wasn’t so sure what other jobs you are able to do with it or how many doors it has to do with. I really never thought of it was really big compare to the other jobs such as nursing. I always felt the need to help people. At first I thought that being a psychologist was good but I wanted to help more and law you could get it while taking you psych classes so I am able to do both maybe. If I could see myself in the ten years would be a maybe because I could change my mind once I start to take the course to becoming a lawyer it might seem fun but many of the people that take this job have a long road and having to deal the BAR. I feel I could do a double major with pre-law and psychology it would benefit me a lot knowing both world and seeing them implied with the job. Just think about it. Knowing the way that the human brain emotionally see and receives information would help me win a case and earn more money. It could also show that I would go the extra mile to do my job right.
To be honest when I started to read about the job I wasn’t so sure what other jobs you are able to do with it or how many doors it has to do with. I really never thought of it was really big compare to the other jobs such as nursing. I always felt the need to help people. At first I thought that being a psychologist was good but I wanted to help more and law you could get it while taking you psych classes so I am able to do both maybe. If I could see myself in the ten years would be a maybe because I could change my mind once I start to take the course to becoming a lawyer it might seem fun but many of the people that take this job have a long road and having to deal the BAR. I feel I could do a double major with pre-law and psychology it would benefit me a lot knowing both world and seeing them implied with the job. Just think about it. Knowing the way that the human brain emotionally see and receives information would help me win a case and earn more money. It could also show that I would go the extra mile to do my job right.
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