Heya i want to be a lawyer but i want to research what different kinds of lawyers there are.
When you write the names, could you also write what they mean please?
Thanks in advance.
Answer by jsmack19
Go to law school, take classes in all the different types of law, then decide.
So the guy below does not even come close to listing all the different types of law and lawyers.
Even within a certain field, i.e. Tax law, there are corporate tax lawyers, personal tax lawyers, international tax lawyers, there are some that deal with certain items, such as private jet tax lawyers, oil tanker tax lawyers, etc....
There are literally thousands of different areas within law to practice. The easiest delineation can be made between public vs. private law, or criminal vs. civil, but even then there are blurry lines and what not.
Answer by kat4use
Criminal- either charge (DA) or represent those accused of crime
Juvenile
Dependency- represent child or parent against state who is/ or trying to take child away
Delinguency- represent child for truant/gang releated/vandalism crime
Civil- all of these below
Consumer- represent people not insurance company
Contract- review and prepare documents for companies, goverment
Personal Injury- represent those injured in accident
Insurance- defend insurance company and avoid claims
Family Law- divorce, child custody
Probate- write wills, handle estates of those deceased
guardianships- allows someone else (usually grandparents ) to be responsible for your children under 18
conservatorships- allows someone else (usually parents ) to be responsible for disabled children over 18
Patent- protects copywrites
Entertainment- part of contracts, but represent sports/celebrities instead of business/companies
appellate- write briefs on cases which lost on very specific point of law
workers compensation- represent those injured while at work
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