Lawyers

Also called: 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
  • doctoral degree
usually needed

Job Outlook

Bright Outlook
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
Salary
$135,740
$ 66,470
$ 239,200

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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
  • doctoral degree
usually needed

JOB OUTLOOK

Bright Outlook
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
Salary
$ 135,740
$ 66,470
$ 239,200

EXPLORE MORE