Surprisingly, being a lawyer is not usually known as an extremely trouble-free job. lawyers have to learn to be very quick thinking and light on their feet. Lawyers have to stand by their client as long as the case goes on. Lawyers may hate everything that this person has done; nonetheless, the lawyer will do everything in her/his ability to keep that person out of jail. Brought on by quarreling, there will always be a need for lawyers; there will always be conflict as long as there are opinions. Lawyers are almost always fighting an uphill battle; they have new competition for not only their cases but for their jobs to. Sadly, no job is secure because being a lawyer will always be a challenge considering that there will always be someone smarter and younger that will want the job.
Along with the dangers of losing the job at any given moment there are some difficulties. Lawyers that went to smaller schools usually end up at the bottom. Only lawyers that come out of the Ivy League, some of the best colleges, make $160,000 (“What” para. 7). The average wage is roughly about $139, 110 a year (“What” para. 5). The hourly wage for being a lawyer is about $61.81, but different lawyers can charge different amounts of money (“Lawyer” para. 30). The top 10% of lawyers in May of 2012 made about $187,200 (“Lawyers” para. 4). Lawyers usually work full time with slow hours (“Lawyers” para. 2). To be a lawyer, you must be able to work unusual hours, overnight, and overtime (“Lawyer” para. 15). To be a successful lawyer and not start with the “grunt’s work,” students must get into the higher level schools
Once High School is finished, the student will soon realize that they have only made it halfway through. After high school there are at ...
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...ess in the early years, they will never get any work, that is great. Lawyers still try to win for their clients and for their record, if they ever want a shot with great business. Lawyers must be able to think fast and think smart, if not they will have someone younger and smarter take that lawyer’s spot in a heartbeat.
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A paralegal new to the field has many options as far as career opportunities. One major decision for a paralegal pursuing a career at a law firm is whether or not to seek employment at a small or large firm. Taking into consideration some of the pros and cons of both small and large firms will give oneself an understanding on which to set their criteria for their final decision.
Paralegals have become an essential part of today's legal system, and as the profession becomes one of the leading and fastest growing occupations in the U.S. economy; these individuals perform delegated tasks under the supervision of attorneys. Education has played an important part on this matter; it has facilitated this development by allowing lawyers to use these skills professionals as agents to delegate specific tasks such as legal research, gathering of information and the drafting of specific legal documents under the supervision and final approval of their principals. This has been very significant because now; we can enjoy a speedy process in a cumbersome legal system. From en economic standpoint, it has also been beneficial by decreasing the substantial amount of the legal cost a firm could incur if only lawyers were allowed to perform this kind work.
Freedman, Monroe H., and Abbe Smith. Understanding Lawyers' Ethics. New Providence, NJ: LexisNexis, 2010. Print.
Criticisms of lawyers are the topic in Richard A. Wasserstrom's article "Lawyers as Professionals: Some Moral Issues." Wasserstrom broke this topic into two main areas of discussion. The first suggests that lawyers operate with essentially no regard for any negative impact of their efforts on the world at large. Analysis of the relationship that exists between the lawyer and their client was the second topic of discussion. "Here the charge is that it is the lawyer-client relationship which is morally objectionable because it is a relationship which the lawyer dominates and in which the lawyer typically, and perhaps inevitably, treats the client in both an impersonal and a paternalistic fashion."
This article does not have a bibliography, instead it has footnotes throughout each page. The article goes into further detail in the footnotes about specific references mentioned, which are marked with a number that correspond with its’ explanation. Morgan is referencing important people, events, other articles, and places that pertain to the article’s content. The author neatly separates each topic with headings and subheadings and discusses each aspect of his argument as to whether the practice of law is a business or profession. For example: “III. Problems Lawyers Have Thinking about Professionalism Today” as a heading (Morgan 122). As a subheading: “Increased Number of Practitioners” (Morgan 123). The author uses this form of writing style to organize and clearly display each element of the article for the reader to better understand its’
High school is typically hailed as a bridge connecting the last four years of secondary schooling to post-secondary college education. The high school experience is believed to assuage students into their roles as independent individuals ready to take on college and future endeavors. As a former high school student, I profess that this idea of a bridge, is just an illusion; instead, high school creates a divide, generating dichotomy in regards to post-secondary tutelage. Moreover, secondary educational institutions claim that they provide students with the utilities, assets, and erudition necessary to succeed in college, but in actuality, the modern high school does not prepare students
Love them or hate them, heroes or villains; there is no doubt that lawyers make good entertainment. The offerings of current television shows such as The Good Wife, Suits and Law and Order are evidence that legal dramas continue to be a favorite subject for pop culture media. While one can easily find hundreds of titles when searching for entertainment in the legal genre, the characterization of fictional lawyers varies widely from average decent citizens to crusading heroes on the positive side, and from mediocre drudges to corrupt, amoral villains on the negative side. The popularity of the legal drama and the potential impact has led to concern and scrutiny by the legal profession over the last few decades. One study conducted among first year law students found the prevalence of lawyers in pop culture to be so pervasive it had a significant influence on the student’s opinions of the law and lawyers (Asimow et al. 427-428). Although the study shows that for the most part this has been a positive influence, Law Professor Michael Asimow expresses concern that along with a host of other issues, a trend toward negative portrayals of lawyers could be drawing a different type of student into law careers than the positive role models that Hollywood used to promote in the “golden” days (16). Asimow also notes that most people do not have personal experience with lawyers and the legal system so their knowledge is gleaned from popular culture (7). When pop culture promotes lawyers as heroes there can be positive impact just as making them villains can have negative impact. Furthermore, unrealistic scenarios such as dramatic courtroom confessions and emphasis on forensic science can create unrealistic expectations of the viewing ...
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An attorney is like any other profession, such as a doctor, mechanic, accountant, or engineer, there are good ones, and there are bad ones. With lawyers, it is extra tough for the average person to tell the difference. Also, in a civil courthouse you do not get to pick your lawyer, you take what they give you. One attorney states that "50 percent of all people engaged in litigation will end up hating, at least, two lawyers," (Case). There are the lawyers who graduated from law school, passed the Bar Exam, and are licensed to practice law in the state, but seem to have no idea how to defend a client in a criminal case at trial due to lack of experience. Some lawyers lose sight of maintaining post-conviction alternative routes for their customers. Another source agrees quotes "The reality is that prosecutorial misconduct is at least as serious a problem at the local level, where prosecutors are less well-trained" (Lindorff). Finding an experienced lawyer who is all for the client is not as easy as it seems, but they do
…record numbers of young people continue to flock to law school…because it is considered a safe ticket…by external standards they will be ‘successes’. They will own homes, eat in better restaurants, dress well, and in some instances perform socially useful work. (Shames)
'Lawyers are all right, I guess - but it doesn't appeal to me,' I said. 'I mean they're all right if they go around saving innocent guys' lives all the time, and like that, but you don't do that kind of stuff if you're a lawyer. All you do is make a lot of dough and play golf and play bridge and buy cars and drink Martinis and look like a hot-shot. How would you know you weren't being a phony? The trouble is, you wouldn't' (Salinger 172).
If you were to decide that becoming a lawyer was way too much for you to handle there are other careers in this field that might suit you better. A paralegal is another career in this field. What you do is help organize files and maintain data. A mediator helps people who are in an argument come to an agreement. A court reporter is someone who puts recordings or spoken words into a written paper. All of these alternative careers in law take less education and time.
In 5 years from now, I hope to be in the start of Law School. I would like to become a lawyer once I complete college. Becoming a lawyer is something that has always interested me. I would not like to be a tax or some boring property lawyer. I would like to do something interesting and intense which is the practice of the Criminal area. The money is good and it is very interesting. Going through 7 years of college can be hard, but I believe that I can complete it. Once I have been in the practice of Law for awhile, I would like to invest in Firms or become an athlete’s agent. Many agents are lawyers or were lawyers in the past, so I think that would be a great plan for the
The fact that characters in Suits have explicitly stated that being nice is not a sufficient quality in lawyers and that deviousness is a more beneficial trait sends a strong message to the public regarding the ‘best’ kind of lawyer (Korsh, 30 June, 2011). This point is crucial in that it may change the viewer’s perception of what a good lawyer is and possibly lead them askew if they look for the qualities mentioned in Suits when choosing lawyers for their own personal issues.
Career as a lawyer is very respectful as they serve to maintain the law and order. They are responsible for providing justice to the innocent and punishment to the offenders. Career as Lawyer on one side is challenging and risky but on the other side, it is prestigious and honorable as well.