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Lawyers are people who represent clients in the court and have authority to practice and apply the law. They are also called attorneys or counselor which means that they are defenders of our society. A lawyer must correspond to a political party such as republican or democrat. The student who practices law must have a specialization such as divorce, family, criminal justice, etc. For example ifhis specialization consists in criminal justice, they have to represent their political party in front of the court during a trial. As a result of seriousness career is necessary to take in account that the person will spend more time studying and investigating the case before going to trial in the courtroom. Also they examine different cases and search for any evidence to start making a defense oractions in favor to the client.
Attorneys almost always have an organized schedule, a lawyer who works independently or in law firms has no regular hours and must work every day, and sometimes even weekends and holidays. They often work long hours, about 33% work fifty or more hours per week. Students who graduated with high degrees in law and J.D. have better job opportunities; theyfind work in administration, managerial, and business. The average salary of a lawyer is $110,590; salaries may vary according to the experience and location of the person; a lawyer who works on their own typically earns less than those who are partners in law firms. According to the research the majority of lawyers receive health insurance and retirement plans.

To be a legallawyer it requires a 4 year college degree, 3 years of law school, and the final examination. The total time of this career is 7 years of full time and 6 years for special programs such as 3 plus 3 programs, there are also more programs in different states as well in colleges. To get into law school they need to take an examination called LSAT, and according to the scores obtained they can get in lawschool. It is not recommended that the student take “prelaw” as undergraduate major, because the person must develop other background such as course of english, history, economy, etc. Political science is highly recommended because the student before going to law school they can work in government jobs, as a manager of a company and get experience during law school; also foreign languages isrecommended because the lawyer must to know more than one language to comprehend their foreign clients and help them in a better way. The law school is always monitoring the grades and behavior of the student; also they do interviews to know physically the person. Some law school have “work programs” which means the student can obtain experience working during the last school year with other legallawyers and the law school’s faculty as supervisor, for example a student may work a part time job, law firms, or in any job that concerns law. Every student that graduates from a law school receives the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.), advanced law degrees require an additional semester or year depending on what they would like to develop their abilities. As mentioned before, to become a legal lawyer itis mandatory to take the final or bar examination, this exam is to determine if the person is able to practice law in her state, and get a license. To be eligible for the bar examination the student must have a college degree and have graduated from a law school recognized by the ABA (American Bar Association) or by the state.

According to the results from Naviance it indicate thatI’m a serious and quiet person, my profile fits in the profession of law, because a lawyer needs to be serious, accurate, and obviously polite with clients, as well as focused
Naviance’s advice was that I need to not focus too much in the present, and anticipating future needs and desires; another virtue that could help me to be a success in this career is give myself time to study and learn...