The Importance Of A Career In Law

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We are told that when college is over we enter the real world. What does this mean? An aspect often associated with the “real world” is a career. Fast forward to graduation day and for four years or more you have been working on a degree. Let’s say that this degree is intended on being applied to the field of law. Now you need to figure out what you can do with it. Going in, you may or may not have had a substantial amount of knowledge about the literacy practices involved in being a lawyer. The readings, writings and ways that lawyers speak can differ from other professions. This is okay because you are able to analyze these practices now.
First off, it is important to discuss the role of gender to fully understand a future career as a lawyer. As a stereotypical male categorized job, there can be some differences for women in the same field. Although more women are continuing to …show more content…

Becoming a lawyer is not something that happens overnight. Have you ever heard the saying “good things come with time?” This will definitely strike a chord with multiple people who are already in the profession. It takes about four years to earn the undergraduate in whatever major you choose. Preferably, this major should be something that relates to the law you would like to practice in the future or one that you know will help you. This is one area however that is not seen as a dealbreaker. Andrew Abood is highly successful at what he does and happened to major in Finance right here at Michigan State University. Now, his practicing of criminal law does not have a whole lot to do with the field of finance, but that is where his Juris Doctorate comes into play. The Juris Doctorate, which is more commonly referred to as the J.D., is the professional degree earned after completing law school. In the United States it is typical for this further education to take around three years to

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