Kesseler,+Joey

Joey Kesseler 1st hour english 3/29/09  Lawyers started back in the late 1500's by the Athenians. Lawyers were used to draft legal documents, lawyers are still used that way but they have many more responsibilities. They can be prosecuting lawyers and defense lawyers. If a defender can not afford a lawyer for their court case it will be provided for them from the public. A prosecuting lawyer is a person who tries to get the defendant in prison for his crime.  A person is caught with six different types of machine guns and it is the lawyers job to defend this person in the court of law and help keep him out of jail. On the other side of the court room the prosecuting lawyer is gathering his evidence ready to expose that person to what he did and hopefully put him in jail for his wrongdoings. These are two people that will be having a heated debate over if this client is guilty or innocent.  Lawyers were first used in the late 1500's by the ancient athenians. They are still used this way but now have many more responsibilities. It takes four years of college to get your lawyers license. There are many different types of jobs you can get with a lawyer education background. Arguing about a judge or jury comes from the tradition in England. In some countries the accused argue pro se or on their own behalf.  In Spain the procurator signs and presents the papers in court instead of having a real lawyer. In Japan a scrivener or clerk may fill out court forms and draft simple papers for lay persons who cannot afford or do not need attorneys, and advise them on how to manage and argue their own cases. An important aspect of a lawyer's job is developing and managing relationships with clients.  Twenty-seven percent of lawyers are self-employed either as partners or in solo practice. Competition for job openings should be very difficul because of the large number of students graduating from law school each year. This is how lawyers were started and how they operate now a days. There are many benefits of being a lawyer. You are helping the public by putting criminals in prison and keeping the innocent out of prison. You also get payed a lot of money as a lawyer which will draw many people to the job.  The disadvantages to this job is that many people are competing for not many jobs in court and some lower level lawyers to not get paid enough to afford for their families. Many lawyers work very hard and may be "obsessed" with being successful and may lose sight of what is important to you. about one-third of lawyers work more than fifty hours a week and they must be very organized. It is very hard to get into a good law school now because competition for law school is very intense.