Lawyer

Duties and Responsibilities: Lawyers are also referred to as attorneys. They provide legal advice to businesses and individuals. They can specialize in in environmental law, criminal law, family law, social security and disability, medical malpractice, and international law. Lawyer’s advice clients to what laws they are under to help and protect them. They also involved in court cases in which they have to gather information, confer with judges, and lay out cases before juries in courtroom settings.

Salary:  $ 129,440

Education: To become a lawyer, you must complete 7 years of postsecondary education. It includes 4 years of undergraduate study and 3 years of law school. To prepare you for law school, you should consider completing undergraduate coursework in subjects that will allow you to learn to speak and think and write critically as well. By earning a Bachelor’s degree in any subject will allow you to go on and pursue graduate studies in law. In order to become a lawyer your curricula should include classes in government, English, foreign languages, and philosophy.

Reflection: In the past I have thought of becoming a lawyer but now that I know how much work it is to become one I don’t think that’s the career for me. It involves a lot of educational requirements and I feel I am going to get tired of the work. It may seem interesting in the court cases but it is a lot of work. It also pays well and is a good job if you do become a good lawyer.