What time of people do you meet being a lawyer?

The type of people you meet as a lawyer will likely depend on what type of law you practice. If you specialize in criminal or litigation, the type of people you meet may be based on the circumstances they find themselves in. In the business law area, the people will likely be business people. In all areas you will meet of all types of backgrounds.

You meet a lot of different people
When you are a lawyer. There are a lot of different sections in lae and depending on ehat your specialty is eill determine the kind of people you meet. For instance if you do criminal law you would meet criminals but if you do corporate lae you would meet lots of corporate executives. I find that most people respond to the image that you as the attorney are projecting. If you project yourself as a confident friendly attorney then the people you meet will most likely be friendly aand easy to work with. I think that life in general is like that. The personality you yourself project is wjat people around you wi see and project back to you.

Do not agree with Kim that your staff will worship the ground you walk on.

As an attorney myself, I can say that it is not true all the time. Just like with anyone else, your relationship with staff (legal assistant, paralegal, etc.) will depend on factors like personality type, etc. Assuming that you even have legal staff. Some attorneys do not (if they work as a solo practitioner by themselves, etc.)

And it all really depends on the type of law you want to practice. I work at a court and I mostly deal with the judge and the legal assistant, Sometimes I deal with the parties (opposing sides). I work for the government and I don't even have clients.

I used to work for a company where i had corporate clients so I had to deal with my coworkers, bosses, and the clients, who worked for the corporations. A criminal defense attorney will deal with people who have been accused of crimes. A family attorney will deal with tough situations with families that are breaking up. It all depends.

Wow. So, you meet your clients, judges, opposing counsel, staff, etc.
Your staff will worship the ground you walk on.
Clients are often people you see at the worst times in their lives - they were fired from their job for no good reason, are accused of a crime they did or did not commit, had their kid removed from the home by child protective services, are being sued for divorce, or violation the immigration laws.

Dealing with clients is challenging. They do not understand the legal process. You can help, by giving them a handout/guide as to what to expect. Who will they communicate with in your office to keep abreast of the status of their case? How? How often? These issues cause the most complaints against lawyers. Give them another brochure that explains the legal process for their particular case, and some of the terminology. Lawyers are really bad about communicating! This is what turns good clients into bad ones!

Opposing counsel can be cooperative or jerks. Sometimes when they are jerks they are just playing a role, advocating for their client. Things go smoother if the two opposing counsels can get along, agree on court settings, etc.

A lot will depend on the type of law you practice. If you are doing corporate, or patent law, it would not be as emotionally charged.