Hi, my name is Noémie Brochu and I live in Boisbriand. I have been studying Social Science for three years at Lionel-Groulx College. I chose to summarize the lawyer career because I had planned to study the Law Faculty next year at university. If you ever had tough about this job, this article is for you. You will learn about every aspect of this career; how to become a lawyer, where they work, how they get pay, how much these people are helpful for others, and a lot more.
A lawyer is someone who’s representing others in front of a jury for civil or criminal cases. He has to persuade the jury with facts and proves to display his client of the cases. To become a lawyer, the person has to be a hard worker because he. Has to put a lot of time and preparation for every trial. He needs to have an analytical skill to analyze everything of the case and to talk with passion and no fear in front of people to defend correctly their clients.
The mission of a lawyer is to persuade people that his client is the victim of the case. Thereby, before going on the trial, he will schedule meeting with their clients, analyze the situation, take depositions, and do research to tell the right proves in front of the jury. The court days, the lawyer will meet the judges and argue his cases to defend the client's innocence.
The lawyer’s job is to defend people, thereby, his typical work day will look like having meetings with their clients, updating the cases in progress, talking with the lawyer of the adverse side and finally answering to his emails. On every day, lawyers are passing more time to prepare proves than going on trial to defend. They have to be sure of everything to make sure that they will win their cause.
Lawyers can work for a small or big firm, but they can also work for their own firm. Otherwise, they can choose between the private and the public practice depends on their interests. Finally, they have the option to work for the crown and for the defense. The specialty will also definite what type of work environment the lawyer will have. For example, a family law lawyer will not be work in the same office as a government lawyer.
To become a lawyer, people have to go Law programs at university. After, they have to pass the bar exam to become officially a lawyer. During their time at university, they can choose a specialty like the family Law, the common law or even, the administrative and business law.
The lawyer’s salary will depend on the place that they are working for. Normally, a private lawyer will get a bigger salary than a lawyer who’s defending the public interests. The smallest firm against the biggest one will also variate the salary. Bigger the firm is, more the company is making money and the lawyers too.
Even if they are officially lawyer, people have to do constantly some research to keep their update on the legal system. They can also continue to study to be specialized in a specific area.
The biggest danger to become a lawyer is to lose all of the free time. Lawyers can work during week-ends and nights. Most of them can work between 50 and 60 hours a week approximately. To be a good lawyer, you do not have to count hours. However, the danger is to be overwhelmed by the quantity of the work and not to be able to get by.
I don't think that robot will replace lawyers soon because it is a job where the human contact is important. People want to be defended by someone who can understand their feelings and who they can a connection with, not by a machine that will only follow the legal system without the background of the person.
There is not a specific age where a lawyer can be retired. Sometimes, when they are coming to be old, they start to become judges because it is less demanding for the body. During their career, they will have helped a lot of people and make a big difference in the life of others, positively most of the time. This career is giving a wonderful life experience where they can learn about other and themselves. Like everyone, a lawyer is a human, it is possible that he made mistakes, but these have probably made him grow during his career.
Finally, a lawyer is a wonderful job that is spreading justice for everyone. I’m pretty excited to start my path in this field next year. I hope that I will be able to help and defend people like I wish because justice is one the most important value to respect. My goal is to be a family lawyer in five to six years. I hope that my summary helped you to learn more about this career and you added an interest to read it like I did
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