| A lawyer is a person who is authorized by the | | | | advisor, have to research the purpose of laws |
| state or country to practice law, give advice to | | | | and judicial decisions to apply them in the critical |
| his or her clients and represent their legal matters | | | | circumstances faced by their clients. The most |
| in the courts. According to classes or ranks of | | | | important aspect is that a lawyer's job depends |
| jurists lawyers can be designated as advocate, | | | | very much upon his or her own field of |
| attorney, barrister, counselor and solicitor. A | | | | specialization and position. All this requires continual |
| lawyer has to study law and new laws on a | | | | studying. |
| regular basis to stay up to date in order to | | | | Types of Lawyers: |
| protect their clients. This is the basics of a career | | | | There are allot of areas to specialize in as a |
| in law, protecting your client's freedoms and rights. | | | | lawyer. This list is not exhaustive but covers |
| A Day In The Life Of A Lawyer. | | | | some of the most popular fields you'll be able to |
| 1. Get ready to travel: Lawyers spend most of | | | | specialize into if becoming a lawyer. |
| their time in offices and courtrooms. They travel | | | | Immigration lawyer, wrongful death, traffic, tax, |
| to meet their clients wherever they are and | | | | software, social security, securities, personal injury |
| homes, business places, even emergency rooms | | | | lawyers, patent, nursing home, mesothelioma, |
| in hospitals and state or federal prisons can be a | | | | medical malpractice, malpractice, litigation, |
| fairly regular visit depending on which area of the | | | | international, insurance, injury, fraud, employment, |
| law a lawyer is involved. They also travel different | | | | dwi, dui, divorce, defense, criminal, construction, |
| places for meetings and to gather proof or | | | | corporate, compensation, car accident, |
| evidence for their case that they can submit to | | | | bankruptcy, auto accident, assault and asbestos |
| the courts, legislative bodies, or to other high | | | | lawyers. |
| authorities of the law. | | | | How to Become a Lawyer |
| 2. Irregular work hours may be the norm: | | | | To become a lawyer you'll have to attend law |
| Lawyers quite often have irregular work | | | | school via a college or university after your high |
| schedules and even work for several hours in | | | | school studies. There are some online law schools |
| discussing with clients or preparing the briefs of | | | | that offer the full Juris Doctor [JD] programs |
| the case during non office hours. | | | | which do not require taking the law school |
| 3. Back to the studying board: A lawyer is also | | | | admission test [LSAT]. It is not necessary to quit |
| known as an attorney who acts both as an | | | | your job to become a lawyer. There are special |
| advocate and an advisor in society. The | | | | JD programs for those students who are |
| advocates represent one of their clients in criminal | | | | interested in working at the same time as |
| or civil trials by arguing and presenting evidence to | | | | pursuing their education in their spare time. |
| the court to protect their client. On the other | | | | Simply conduct further research online by |
| hand the advisors give advice to their clients | | | | searching for the keywords of "online law |
| regarding their business and legal personal matters. | | | | degrees" or "juris degree from home" with quotes |
| All the lawyers, whether an advocate or an | | | | around the keywords. |
