If you have ever thought about becoming attorney, then this article is for you. You will learn everything you ever wanted to know about becoming an attorney. Indeed, you'll know where they work, how much they get paid, what kind of additional in service training they need, how you can become an attorney, some of the dangers involved in the job, when you can expect to retire and how you can make a difference in the lives of the people you serve. I am motivated to write this article because I think those are relevant information if you want to be an attorney. In addition, by reading you will have answers to questions you had never thought of, that are important to consider.
Being an attorney is practically representing if needed in court, defending, advising and assisting the clients. As you can see, attorneys wear many hats because they act as advisers, guardians, mediators, arbitrators, conciliators, and trustees. Furthermore, being an attorney means that they have to do a lot of research to have all the information sorted before going to court. Additionally, they spend time preparing a lot of documentation such as divorce petitions, notices, wills, real estate, etc.
In general, attorneys have the job to counsel their clients and represent them if needed in court. They have to interpret the law, and eventually apply them in the assigned files. In addition, attorneys need to do a lot of research and gather the evidence to defend their clients. Attorneys also need to prepare a lot of documentation such as wills, deeds, leases, mortgages and even more documentation. On top of that, they can be charged to supervise legal assistants.
On a typical day, attorneys are assigned to do many things. When they first come to the office, they check if they've received any messages or emails. Afterwards, attorneys have to review their cases. They also take the time to finish other tasks that can only be done in the office before having to go somewhere else such as courts. While they are in the office, they have to prepare some documentation such as pleadings, cases, motions, and memorandums. All those things are often done in the morning, because the brain is more effective and the place is quiet. During the day, attorneys are mostly at meetings or on their phones. It could be with clients, with other lawyers and even witnesses related to the case. Besides, they have to do their own research outside of the office to find answers for the case. At the end of their usual shift after being mostly outside during the day, many choose to continue tasks such as doing paperwork or just answering emails.
Attorneys workplaces are municipal governments, federal government, notary offices, provincial government, business establishments, law firms and prosecutor's offices.
It takes a lot to become an attorney. To start, they need to get a Bachelor of Laws or a Licentiate in Law at University that offers those programs. Then, attorneys need to take some training offered by Quebec Bar School. Afterwards, they have to achieve a six-month internship, where they will be able to do professional acts that are reserved for attorneys. When a lot of this is done, they will have to take an oath, and then will be entered on the Roll of the Order.
The amount of money gained by attorneys differ. The minimum wage is 28.85 dollars per hour. The medium wage is 52.00 dollars per hour, and the high wage is 86.13 dollars per hour.
Each year, attorneys need to do at least twelve hours of Continuing Professional Development. Three hours are dedicated to activities based on ethics, professional responsibility and practice management. Then, nine hours are left for substantive rights. The twelve or more hours of Continuing Professional Development has to be done each year.
To start, attorneys might feel overwhelmed most of the time because it is a demanding job. Indeed, attorneys spend a lot of hours preparing legal documents and must deal with many cases at the same time. The amount of work can be extremely stressful. Most of them experience depression. Moreover, spending a lot of time at work can affect the amount of time they spend with their family, friends, and colleagues. So, attorneys have to consider that. Furthermore, regardless in which field of law they can be, attorneys can experience physical violence, and also threats when treating a case.
The chances are low, because robots do not have important qualities which are persuasion and negotiation. Furthermore, it is difficult for robots to develop the sense of originality and the ability to interpret, recognize and even respond to social signals from people. Something that is important when attorneys are with clients. Indeed, they need to create a relationship with the clients.
Most of them retire at 65 years old, but some of them continue till they rare 75 years old. After a long period working as an attorney, I will certainly gain a lot of experience and skills such as public speaking, relationship building, patience under pressure, responsibility, project management and advocacy. The impact I will have will probably be massive, because I will improve a country's legal system. Indeed, I will defend a lot of people that need a solution to their problems. If I pass up opportunities along the way, I will probably regret the salary I would've had and the opportunity to be able to defend someone in a court. It is a like a dream for me. The regrets I might have if I pass up opportunities along the way
I have been studying Paralegal Technology at Ahuntsic College for about two years. My main goal is to have my diploma next year with good grades. Moreover, I want to have developed an excellent sense of analysis and research before university, because those two elements are necessary for an attorney. On top of that, I want to work in a good law firm with a good salary after university.
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