Lawyers
Attorney, Attorney at Law, Attorney General, Lawyer
What they do:
Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
On the job, you would:
- Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
- Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
- Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges, and question witnesses during the course of a trial.
Knowledge
Safety and Government
- law and government
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- customer service
- management
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Analytical Thinking
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Initiative
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- LexisNexis CaseMap
- Microsoft Access
Presentation software
- IDEA TrialPro
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Document management software
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server MOSS
Education
Education: (rated 5 of 5)
professional degree or
doctoral degree
usually needed
doctoral degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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