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A lawyer helps people as well
as businesses solve legal problems, understand rules and
regulations, and ensure that the lives people lead are
within the confines of law. Lawyers play many roles from
arguing cases in court, to defending a person’s
or nation’s right to freedom, and working with business
houses handling their legal matters. This would mean knowing
the laws of the land, being able to draft documents that
will be upheld in any court, and advice people on their
individual needs.
To be qualified in the field of law, a future lawyer needs
to complete four years of undergraduate school followed
by three years in a law school. Then a law graduate must
complete the bar examination which tests the comprehensive
knowledge of law. After this, the person is given a valid
license to practice law. Tests are not just book knowledge;
the person is screened for character as well as moral
standards.
Law has many fields and it is important for you to understand
the different options clearly. Once the examinations are
cleared you can: .
- Take up private practice which means practicing
law on your own or being a part of a larger firm that
has hundreds of attorneys. In private practice one
can be a trail lawyer or a corporate attorney who
handles contracts, wills, legal documents, memorandums,
and other aspects of business and everyday life. Clients
will seek advice on matters of divorce, marriage agreements,
adoption, mergers, acquisitions, setting up of trusts,
charity organizations, and more. A private practice
lawyer can either be an expert in one field or be
a "jack of several aspects of law." Private practice
can include aspects of income tax law, patent and
trade mark law, oil and gas law, as well as labor
law.
- Be a corporate lawyer and work in the legal department
of a large business house. This would involve all
legal aspects of running a business from mergers and
acquisitions to employee rights, tax, balance sheets,
financial aspects, and more.
- Be a lawyer in the government and work for federal
agencies at the national or state level. This would
of course involve things like public litigations,
hearings of regulatory agencies, ordinances, policy
making, and more. Many lawyers hold important offices
in the government.
- Be a lawyer who defends public interests and consumer
rights.
- Work in the judiciary and serve as a municipal,
state or federal DA or judge. This would involve presiding
over and arguing for criminal and civil court proceedings.
- Teach law to students. This would include law enforcement,
business law, real estate law, and cyber law. One
could also work as a law librarian, editor, and administrator.
- Be a lawyer in the military service. This would
mean specializing in international laws and all aspects
of security as well as human rights.
- The options are numerous and once you are qualified
you could choose a field that excites you and fulfills
your ambitions.
The options are numerous and once you are qualified you
could choose a field that excites you and fulfills your
ambitions
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