lawyer

If you are a law graduate, then it is most probably that you will look for a job in this field. The options that you have are not numerous, but they are pretty well-paid and are worth obtaining, as they usually are for life. Becoming a lawyer or a judge is definitely a long and difficult process and it takes endless exams and manuals, but a process which is worth being undergone. We will find out why from the following lines.

You could be a lawyer.

The lawyer or the attorney, in other terms, is the person who is certified to advise and defend those persons who are involved in lawsuits or other legal issues against other persons. Within the lawsuit itself, the lawyer will have to represent the interests of his client/s as well as he can. Besides representing him, he will have to make sure that he knows all the legal aspects of his case and has all the necessary information in order to be able to defend him.

In order to become a lawyer, you should be a Law graduate. An important step is the national bar admission exam, after which the future lawyer will receive the license which will enable him to practice law. The average salary of a lawyer is around 70,000 U.S. dollars.

. or you could be a judge.

After you have been a lawyer for a couple of years, you can participate in another exam, which is the one for the judge job vacancy. In order to do that, you will most probably need a pile of university diplomas and a significant amount of experience. As a judge, you will be required to do more than defending your client and his case, but you will have to listen carefully to other lawyers who are exposing their cases and arguments and make a decision, based on a legal background.

The decisions that you will be making are vital, because they may lead to the imprisonment of innocent people, which is why you have to have a lot of experience and a sense for justice and truth. Before the beginning of a trial, the judge will be responsible of organizing a series of hearings, which will help him decide if the trial is really needed or it is nothing but a waste of time.

If he is not in the courtroom, the judge is to be found in an office, where he advises lawyers in legal matters, analyzes cases and pleas and is continuously reading the new publications (law books, newspapers and magazines) in the field, in order to find out the newly-established legal dispositions. A judge's salary will be around 93,000 U.S. dollars a year, which is a pretty good-looking amount.

In brief, if you are keen on law procedures and terms, well, now you know what you can become and you are also familiar with the necessary steps which will take you there.