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Savannah
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How did you know you wanted to become a Lawyer
I am in 8th grade. My class is picking 3 jobs that we we are interested in. I decide to choose a lawyer for the first job. I hope you guys respond . #lawyer #futrurejob
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Tania N. Archer
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Focus on your strengths and talents, then do the research! From school and feedback, I knew I was good at writing and public speaking. I also knew I cared about people and liked standing up for others who couldn’t stand up for themselves. Plus, I’ve always had an intuition about what’s right and what’s fair - all good traits for a lawyer. Then I did some research on types of law and made a list of what areas I thought I would like to go into. I researched the LSAT test, the three years required for law school and the Bar Exam required to practice, with study methods and expectations for each. Finally, I asked a law student if I could attend class with her - I sat in on a Constitutional Law class and was hooked! You could ask a law student to allow you to log into a zoom class, find an attorney who will let you shadow them for a day or listen in on a zoom hearing, etc. so you can see what it would be like and if you’re actually interested.
Glenn Rowley
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Savannah,
I knew I wanted to be a lawyer because I found out in High School that I had a talent for debate and for logical thinking. To those talents, I found out I needed to add the skills of reading for comprehension, speaking and writing clearly and concisely, and attention to detail. Those talents and skills are the basic building blocks for a successful legal career. If you have them, or can develop them, a career as a lawyer might be a good fit for you.
Warmest regards,
Glenn
I knew I wanted to be a lawyer because I found out in High School that I had a talent for debate and for logical thinking. To those talents, I found out I needed to add the skills of reading for comprehension, speaking and writing clearly and concisely, and attention to detail. Those talents and skills are the basic building blocks for a successful legal career. If you have them, or can develop them, a career as a lawyer might be a good fit for you.
Warmest regards,
Glenn
Lisa Bruno-Herline
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Canton, Michigan
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Savannah,
It is great that your teacher asked you to pick 3 jobs so you can get exposure to each one in the next few years and see how you like each one. I decided to become a lawyer for 2 reasons - to help people and I really enjoyed a business law class I had in high school. When you get into high school you should look into volunteering or interning with a law firm/attorney/public defender and take some elective classes to see what you enjoy. A law degree provides you with many options not only in the legal field ( criminal, business, litigation, etc...) but also non legal jobs (human resources, contract administrator, insurance, etc..) . With all 3 of the jobs you choose, make sure to take classes, and explore job shadowing options to see what you enjoy.
Good luck to you!
Lisa
It is great that your teacher asked you to pick 3 jobs so you can get exposure to each one in the next few years and see how you like each one. I decided to become a lawyer for 2 reasons - to help people and I really enjoyed a business law class I had in high school. When you get into high school you should look into volunteering or interning with a law firm/attorney/public defender and take some elective classes to see what you enjoy. A law degree provides you with many options not only in the legal field ( criminal, business, litigation, etc...) but also non legal jobs (human resources, contract administrator, insurance, etc..) . With all 3 of the jobs you choose, make sure to take classes, and explore job shadowing options to see what you enjoy.
Good luck to you!
Lisa