Cole,+Grayson

Lawyers are people that help us to have a more just world. Lawyers are very responsible people, and they are a huge part of our legal system. Lawyers need to be there when their client is going through a trial. It is very hard being a lawyer, but a lawyer's job is worthwhile.  Being a lawyer comes with many advantages, a few disadvantages, and some requirements.

Lawyers have a hard job and need to do many different things to get ready for a trial. A lawyer, also known as an attorney, is a person that meets with clients, and tries to help them, as best as he/she can, with their case. Lawyers act as advocates and advisors. The lawyer needs to find the key issues in the case, figure out how to best argue the case, and then use witnesses and other documents in the case. When the case goes to trial the lawyers need to use all the evidence they have and present it to the jury and judges. Lawyers specialize in many different areas. Different kinds of lawyers include, environmental law lawyers, trial law lawyers, bankruptcy lawyers, lawyers handling civil cases, and lawyers handling criminal cases. Many lawyers need to know different things. Different lawyers need to know different things because they need to know things that are in their specific area of work. 

To become a lawyer there are some requirements that need to be passed. One of the requirements is to get a four year college degree. After college a person who wants to become a lawyer needs to get a three year degree in law school. Once a lawyer has done both of these things, he/she needs to pass a written bar exam. A bar exam is a test the lawyer takes in the state where they want to be a lawyer. In courtrooms there is a wooden bar that divides the people from the judges, lawyers, witnesses, and jury. When he/she passes the bar exam it means he/she can go to the other side of the bar. There he/she can argue the case.

Some advantages of being a lawyer are that a lawyer gets to help people, get paid highly, and many lawyers are self-employed. Helping people can make anybody feel good. When someone helps someone else, they get a good feeling and the other person feels good too. Lawyers are very highly paid because they are so important to our legal system. They are needed so much that people will pay a lot to use them. Being self-employed can always be an advantage because he/she can decide what he/she wants to do. If a lawyer is self employed they can decide who they want to be their clients, and how they want to work. The biggest thing is that they can choose the case they want, which is always a perk. 

The disadvantages of being a lawyer are that he/she has to work a lot, be on top of everything, and competition for law school is very intense, and there are many lawyers. Working a lot can always be a drawback of a job. About 37% of lawyers work 50 or more hours per week. Working a lot is very hard but it is worth it with the money he/she is rewarded with. Being on top of everything is very hard because a lawyer needs to know everything that is going on. A lawyer has to kn  ow different people and different things. It is also important to know the judge that he/she is working with because he/she can figure out a strategy that the judge will appreciate. Law school is very tough to get into and very hard to get through. With many lawyers coming out of law school it will be more difficult for lawyers to obt ain new clients. Lawyer employment is supposed to grow by 11%, which can be good for the lawyers, but it means it will be hard to get a good client because so many lawyers will be trying to get clients.

The lawyers work place is mainly in law libraries, offices, and courtrooms. In law libraries, lawyers can study different cases, read courtroom rules, and figure out strategies that will help them succeed as a lawyer. In offices lawyers can communicate with their clients and gain new clients. In courtrooms the lawyers argue their case, use their strategies, and help their clients. When a lawyer tries their best to help their client, other people will see that and know that he/she is a great lawyer. Using strategies is very important because if he/she has a good strategy, he/she has a better chance of winning.

The job of a lawyer will mainly stay the same in the future. Lawyers have been doing the same thing for many years and it probably will not change in the future.

There are many things to being a lawyer, it comes with advantages, disadvantages, and a couple of requirements.  There is obviously a lot of hard work involved in becoming a lawyer, but being a lawyer will pay off. You can make this world better while aiding other people.