| When you see all these handsome Lawyers
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| | tax, labor, or corporate law. Law
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| in TV series like LA Law, sitting in
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| | students often acquire practical
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| their fancy offices, driving these flashy
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| | experience by participating in
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| cars, have you ever realized what they
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| | school-sponsored legal clinic activities;
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| have been through in terms of time, years
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| | in the school's moot court competitions,
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| of education, money, Certifications etc'.
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| | in which students conduct appellate
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| Let me Describe to you the Lawyers course
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| | arguments; in practice trials under the
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| of training. Formal educational
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| | supervision of experienced lawyers and
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| requirements for lawyers include a 4-year
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| | judges; and through research and writing
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| college degree, 3 years in law school,
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| | on legal issues for the school's law
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| and the passing of a written bar
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| | journal.
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| examination.
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| | Law school graduates receive the degree
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| Competition for admission to most law
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| | of juris doctor (J.D.) as the first
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| schools is intense. prospective lawyers
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| | professional degree. Advanced law degrees
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| should develop proficiency in writing and
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| | may be desirable for those planning to
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| speaking, reading, researching,
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| | specialize, research, or teach. Some law
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| analyzing, and thinking logically-skills
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| | students pursue joint degree programs,
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| needed to succeed both in law school and
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| | which usually require an additional
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| in the profession.
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| | semester or year of study. Joint degree
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| Regardless of major, a multidisciplinary
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| | programs are offered in a number of
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| background is recommended. Courses in
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| | areas, including law and business
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| English, foreign languages, public
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| | administration or public administration.
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| speaking, government, philosophy,
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| | After graduation, lawyers must keep
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| history, economics, mathematics, and
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| | informed about legal and nonlegal
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| computer science, among others, are
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| | developments that affect their practice.
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| useful. Students interested in a
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| | Currently, 40 States and jurisdictions
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| particular aspect of law may find related
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| | mandate continuing legal education (CLE).
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| courses helpful. For example, prospective
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| | Many law schools and State and local bar
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| patent lawyers need a strong background
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| | associations provide continuing education
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| in engineering or science, and future tax
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| | courses that help lawyers stay abreast of
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| lawyers must have extensive knowledge of
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| | recent developments.
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| accounting.
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| | The practice of law involves a great deal
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| Acceptance by most law schools depends on
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| | of responsibility. Individuals planning
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| the applicant's ability to demonstrate an
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| | careers in law should like to work with
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| aptitude for the study of law, usually
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| | people and be able to win the respect and
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| through good undergraduate grades, the
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| | confidence of their clients, associates,
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| Law School Admission Test (LSAT), the
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| | and the public. Perseverance, creativity,
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| quality of the applicant's undergraduate
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| | and reasoning ability also are essential
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| school, any prior work experience, and,
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| | to lawyers, who often analyze complex
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| sometimes, a personal interview.
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| | cases and handle new and unique legal
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| During the first year or year and a half
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| | problems.
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| of law school, students usually study
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| | Lawyers held about 695,000 jobs in 2002.
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| core courses, such as constitutional law,
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| | About 3 out of 4 lawyers practiced
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| contracts, property law, torts, civil
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| | privately, either in law firms or in solo
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| procedure, and legal writing. In the
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| | practices. Most of the remaining lawyers
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| remaining time, they may elect
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| | held positions in government and with
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| specialized courses in fields such as
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| | corporations and nonprofit organizations.
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