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A lawyer's job is very unique, a lawyer helps people who are going to court or are in legal situations.

A lawyer is a dependable person who helps people in need with the government. It all starts for about 8-12 hours a day sometimes in court and sometimes just in their office. Lawyers are also called attorneys because they are like advisors in society. Attorneys are hired by clients to defend the client usually in court for something they have done that they were charged of.

There are many kinds of lawyers for example Tax lawyer, Bankruptcy lawyer, Assault lawyer, and many more. A tax lawyer helps people with taxing problems. A Bankruptcy lawyer would help if you became bankrupt and had no money. Finally, an assault lawyer is someone who specializes in civil assaults and helps the client recover from their injury's in the crime.

Benifits of being a lawyer is that you know you can make a difference in someone's life. There is also stock options and group insurance that you can get. There are also retirement benefits that you have when you become a lawyer. Though a lawyer has many benifits it also has a few drawbacks. One drawback is all of the working hours and the billable requirements.

To become a lawyer you must have a high school and college degree. You also must go to law school for about 4 years or more depending on what you are studying. You must graduate from law school and then take a bar exam.

A bar exam is a big test that you take in the state you would like to be a lawyer. It is a long hard test that takes most of the day. You must pass the bar exam to become an official lawyer.

Then when you become a lawyer you usually work as a company lawyer or you join a law firm which is a group of lawyers. "Basically what you do when you work for a company is you try to protect legal interests of the company. You do this in various ways: by arguments, arguing, and writting letters" (Lawlor, Chris.)