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     Effort                      Education




          Training            Salary
What do Lawyers do?
 To represent the needs of their clients in
  civil and criminal trials.
 Lawyers can specialize in bankruptcy,
  international, elder, probate, or
  environmental law.
Training and Education
    A four-
     year
    college
    degree     After formal
                  training,
                candidates
               must pass a
               stringent bar
      three    examination.
    years of
       law
     school
How do you participate?
 All lawyers need a license from the
  State in which they want to work.
 lawyers must pass a test called the bar
  examination. For every state they wish
  to participate.
How much does this job pay?
 Lawyer are some of the highest paid
  workers.
 Although some lawyer work by
  themselves, law firm, government and
  corporations.

   In May 2008, the average yearly wages
    for lawyers were $124,750.
What are some benefits?
 The good thing about practicing as a
  lawyer is that you will never be out of
  work.
 Your law degree will always help you
  find work, or you could always be your
  own boss.
 It is also a profession that allows you to
  enrich your professional as well as
  personal experiences
Not everything is to easy

                   Knowing
                    how to
                    handle
                    things

         Being a
          good
         student

                         To much
                         pressure
Do I need an apprentice?
 Most people would have an apprentice if
  the wish to know more about the
  subject.
 Some do it to gained more wisdom.
Can I still have fun in the job?
    In order to be a lawyer you need to…
    - give most of your life to study.
    - Cant have a family until you have the
    time for it.
    - work for 12hr a day then you could
    work more.
Do I still want to be a Lawyer?
 In the course of my life I want something
  better for the family I would have in the
  reset of my life.
 I want to but the example in my family.
 While trying everything is possible.
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