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Lawyer

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LAWYER

BY : KELLER CHAVEZ

What is a Lawyer ?
Definition of a lawyer - "a person learned in the law"
- A lawyer is also "a person who is practicing law."

Disadvantages of a lawyer
- Lots of school
- Long hours
- Hectic clients
- Rough judges

Advantages of Being a lawyer
- Earnings
- Real life skills
- Improvement of overall knowledge

Earnings
- A job as a lawyer is a great paying job
- You get paid a lot especially if you are good and can win a lot of court cases
- Avergae lawyer makes $110,000/year compared to national average which is $46,000

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Real life skills
- Lawyers are problem solvers
- They are good at making the right decision fast
- They are very intelligent which is crucial to having a good career

Expansion of overall knowledge
- Lawyers get to travel the world to solve different cases in other counties and even overseas
- Lawyers get to know famous people like politicians, business leaders and even celebrities
- Being a lawyer will also help you if you get in trouble with the law cause you know the law !

Famous lawyers
- Abraham Lincoln
- President Barack Obama
- Fidel Castro
- Gandhi
- Steve young
- David Stern

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School Needed
- 4 year college degree (masters or bachlors)
- 3 years of law school
- Passing of a written examination called the "BAR"
- Recommended courses are : english, foreign language, public speaking, Goverment, philosophy, history, economics, math and computer science

Law schools near you ?
- University of Chicago
- GPA needed; 3.5
- LSAT score needed; 170
- People accepted into law program each year ; 195-200

Keller Chavez