LAWYERMy career power point project by Mateusz Popiel

Great lawyers in history Girolamo Archinto Jules Favre Mohandas K. Gandhi Valerius Petronianus Yochai Benkler Raúl Alfonsín Fernando de la Rúa Santiago Derqui Jules Claude Gabriel Favre Robert Garran Jorge B. Vargas Lawrence Lessig Carlos Menem Carlos Ruckauf

Famous people after law George W. Bush – current US president (Yale) Bill Clinton – former US president (Yale) Hillary Clinton – former First Lady, front runner

president candidate (Yale) Jaroslaw and Lech Kaczynski – former Polish Prime

Minister and current Polish President (Warsaw U) Thurgood Marshall (U Maryland) Rudolph Giuliani (NY U in Manhattan) Robert F. Kennedy – one of younger brother of JFK

(Harvard) David Stern - current commissioner of the NBA

(Columbia)

Salary

The average salaries for lawyer in United States is $ 64,000 per year

Best law schools Yale U Harvard U Stanford U New York U Columbia U U Pennsylvania UC Berkeley U Michigan – Ann Arbor Duke U U Virginia

“Lawyer” in foreign languages

Polish : prawnik English: lawyer Croatian: odvjetnik Danish: advokat Greek: δικηγόρος Spanish: abogado Icelandic: málfærslumaður Hebraic: ט�ַא�דווַא�קַא Latein: advocatus German: Anwalt Russian: адвокат Hungarian: ügyvéd

Descriptions of job, and activities

Conducts criminal and civil lawsuits, draws up legal documents, advises clients as to legal rights, and practices other phases of law: Gathers evidence in divorce, civil, criminal, and other cases to formulate defense or to initiate legal action

Conducts research, interviews clients and witnesses, and handles other details in preparation for trial

Prepares legal briefs, develops strategy, arguments, and testimony in preparation for presentation of case

Files brief with court clerk. Represents client in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government. Interprets laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses

May confer with colleagues with specialty in area of lawsuit to establish and verify basis for legal proceedings

Descriptions of job, and activities

May act as trustee, guardian, or executor. May draft wills, trusts, transfer of assets, gifts, and other documents

May advise corporate clients concerning transactions of business involving internal affairs, stockholders, directors, officers, and corporate relations with general public

May supervise and coordinate activities of subordinate legal personnel

May prepare business contracts, pay taxes, settle labor disputes, and administer other legal matters

May teach college courses in law May specialize in specific phase of law

Education, practice, preparation to become a lawyer

There are no prerequisites that need to be taken before attending law school. However, there are a number of classes that would be beneficial

Law school involves a tremendous amount of reading, writing, critical thinking, and analysis

Generally, these courses are in the Humanities (English, history, etc.)

It’s also recommended to take philosophy courses in High school if it’s possible

Formal requirements to become a lawyer generally include a 4-year college degree, 3 years of law school, and passing a written bar examination; however, some requirements may vary by State

Training in the courts of any State or other jurisdiction In USA training for this job year is from 1 year to 3,5 year, in

Poland it’s called lawyer application, after that there is a test over it

Lawyer cartoons

Lawyer as volunteer

American lawyers

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