The Career of Lawyers

Michael Dai2-13-2010Reading-C

Job Description

A lawyer works for his client (company or a person)

He also has to do research on the case and find evidence on the subject

Using the evidence a lawyer has to make a testimony for the judge

Education/Training & Skills A lawyer must have at least 3 years of law school Before law school training, a lawyer must have 4

years of undergraduate study and obtain at least a bachelors degree

A lawyer can also have an apprenticeship with someone who works in a related field of law

Many people who decide they would like to pursue a career in the field of law do debate team and other related electives

Skills used by lawyers are speech/grammar, logical thinking, and judgment

Mock Trials Mock Trials are a good way to experience a

court case first hand

Salary

The entry annual salary for a lawyer is $68,500.

The annual median salary for a lawyer is $110,590

The potential salary can be $250,000-$350,000, depending how much they charge you

Salary Chart

Growth Potential and Outlook

The expected growth of the career of lawyers is supposed to increase 13% each year starting from the year 2008-2018

Another Quote for Success!

Helmut Schmidt, a previous German chancellor, once said “Whoever wants to meet a distant goal must take many small steps.” To become a lawyer takes many steps like going to 3 years of law school, 4 years of undergraduate study, internship, and getting licensed to practice law, etc.

SDS Survey The career of lawyer has

the holland code of ES or SE.

ES means a lawyer enjoys working with people more than objects and that a lawyer gets along with others and likes to help people

A wise man once said…

“Victory is what happens when ten thousand hours of training meet up with one moment of opportunity.”

A lawyer must work many long hours, but it pays off when you can help someone out in a court case

Related Careers There are many other jobs that are in the

law field that do similar things that lawyers do, for example…

Judges Magistrates Paralegals Title Examiners Law Clerks

A Final Quote David Oglivy, a

successful businessman, once said “Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark.”