want to be a lawyer

Being a lawyer is an amazing career opportunity because it opens doors to helping people in a myriad of ways. Lawyers can be business advocates, work in government, non profit or in law firms. Where an MBA may be limited to business, a lawyer can select a career that is purely in law or that is more aligned to business. There are so many opportunities to help people and to find a subject matter that you feel connected to.

I like being a lawyer because I can help people by providing them with solutions to very complex matters. When I was young I needed some help on a legal matter. I was very fortunate that an attorney was willing to help me and made a very positive impact on my life. I like the fact that legal knowledge allows me to help others who have very important problems to solve. If you like to help others with complicated matters, this is a good career for you.

Being a lawyer is a great career as it gives you the opportunity to help people. Depending on the type of lawyer you decide to become you will meet a lot of different people. There are attorneys that do criminal work - it is very important work as a person who is accused of a crime has the right to have an attorney defend him against charges. If you do family law then you are working with clients that are dealing with family issues such as divorce, child custody, cases where children have been taken from their parents and are trying to get them back and other such issues. If you are a corporate lawyer then you will deal mostly with business people - people who work for corporations or smaller businesses or an individual that just owns their own business that are trying to solve some business issue.

As you can see there are a lot of places that you can go with a law degree. It is probably one of the most diverse careers out there and sometimes one of the most rewarding. It is true that some lawyers make a lot of money, but most of us don't make a huge amount of money but what is lacking in the money category is made up with the satisfaction of being able to help our clients. Good luck to you in your career, whatever path you choose.