How often should a lawyer go to court?

Well, it depends on what type of law you are doing as to how many times you will need to go to court. If you are a litigator you will spend quite a bit of time in court depending on whether your cases settle or not before you get to the trial date.

Then there are those of us that don't ever go to court (or at least hope we never have to go to court as that is not part of our job description). For in-house counsel, which is what I am, I work for a corporation and my job is to make sure that all of the contracts and transactions that take place within the corporation are legally compliant. Corporations must follow the law, just like individuals, and that is the reason that larger corporations have in-house attorneys that work to make sure that the corporation is legally compliant.

So the real answer to your question would depend on what kind of law you decide you want to do. If you enjoy getting up in front of people and presenting your case then you would want to choose a subject matter that would allow you to do that. If you don't enjoy such public displays then you could choose to be an attorney that works in the back ground.

Whatever you choose to do I wish you the best of luck with your future!

Hi Ziquila! There are many, many types of lawyers -- some never go to court and some are in court everyday. For example, if you choose to be a criminal prosecutor, you will be in court every day charging people with crimes in front of a judge. However, I am a corporate lawyer within a technology company, and in my role advising Symantec I don't ever go to court. There are legal career paths where you may go to court sometimes but not everyday, which is typical of many lawyers who work for private law firms.