Lawyers
Attorney, Attorney General, Counsel, 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:
- Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
- Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
- Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
Knowledge
Safety and Government
- law and government
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- bringing people together to solve differences
- talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
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:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Achievement/Effort
- Stress Tolerance
- Analytical Thinking
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)
doctoral degree or
professional degree
usually needed
professional degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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