im going to college in the fall and i want to know what classes i should take also.
Answer by Amaretta
Lawyers work in a variety of fields:
Private practice -- working for a law firm or heading their own law firm. Law firms can specialize in a variety of different areas -- business law, corporate law, tax law, patent law, criminal law (as defense lawyers), real estate law, environmental law, elder law (dealing with issues affecting the elderly), divorce law, immigration law, entertainment law, and other specialties;
Law enforcement -- as prosecution attorneys or working for the FBI;
Military law -- as part of the Judge Advocate General Corps (which can help you pay off your law school debts), prosecuting or defending soldiers accused of crimes;
Public interest law -- working on environmental issues, for instance, by trying to get the government to change its rules or get corporations to adhere to the laws in place;
Government law -- representing government interests on a variety of issues, affecting communications law, environmental law, politics, labor law, discrimination issues, etc.;
Politics -- either as a politician or working for a politician on Capitol Hill, in the White House, or at the state and city level;
Corporate law -- working in-house for a corporation, reviewing contracts, etc.;
And in a variety of other fields -- as authors (like John Grisham and Scott Turow); as sports agents (like Leigh Steinberg); as legal experts for television (like Dan Abrams of Court TV and Jack Ford), etc.
The salaries and hours depend on what kind of law you are practicing. Most attorneys work long hours, particularly in private practice, where you can expect to work 50-60 hours a week at a minimum. Their salary ranges from fairly low for elected politicians in small towns to very high for the top attorneys at major firms in big cities. Bill Clinton made $ 25,000/yr. as Governor of Arkansas back in the 1980's (even then, that was a low salary for a governor). The top attorneys at the best law firms can make over $ 1,000,000/year.
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