What kind of attorneys serve a more purpose full career in regards to helping people?

[roche]

I am sure law is what I would like to pursue as well as my purspose. I am passionate when it comes to people being taken advantage of and I am just looking for my path. I like consumer law because companies make millions and billions of dollars. They sell faulty equipment, medicine, false hope, etc. It breaks consurmers spirit of hope. Family law for me is biased to the male's point of view, in child custody, especially when it comes to divorce. Tax law; it is a shame how certain individuals( the tax enforcement agency with three letters) can prey on small business but big companies can have a million times more profit than a smaller company, who knows where thier charity money goes; probably to an offshore bank and the gov want to float their capital and keep them afloat by their non verbal way of threatening the gov........and they get bailed out., Prosecuter and litigation would be a good venue too. Litigation would allow me to express my point of view and my charizma in the court. Me, a prosecuter..................I would make judge in about 10 years, because I would hand out sentences like water in the summer time. These criminals have no regard to people's lives.........or the people who love people they are harming.............people killing people. What can somebody do so much that would drive someone to kill, rape, rob, ect. them. Life is tthe most valuable thing on this earth and criminals treat other's lifes like a piece of paper. What are do you think I will be most effective at by what I have told you thus far?????

[freedom97]

Please be aware of what you are proposing on getting yourself into. Please do more research first. Reminder: We are in a World-wide Recession. Consider career paths that have available jobs.<<<<<

Warning> Jobs in the field of Law are drying up fast!! This is just not a good field to invest time and/or money into. This is a SHRINKING, crumbling, and dying vocational field. Many reasons. Many people today (mistakenly) think they can do their own legal work, thanks to the Internet. Also, we simply already have way too many Legal Professionals - we have an absolute glut!! ("Legal Professionals" includes, but is not limited to: Attorneys/Lawyers, Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc)

There are no jobs in this vocational field. My family, coworkers, friends, acqaintances, etc. are being laid off left and right in this vocational field.

Employers (usually law firms) in the field of Law today want employees with degrees from traditional colleges/universities. Those "certificates" you see advertised aren't worth the paper they are printed on - they are generally scams. (I found this out the hard way.)

Cost of law school to be lawyer, approx $150,000+.
Be prepared to take on a lot of debt.<<<<<<<<<
You are going to need to take a job that will let you pay off your educational loans, in addition to your living expenses.

Even if you finish law school, you won't be able to find a job when you are done. Since this vocational field is shrinking, many new attorneys/lawyers are, themselves, having to work "down" as Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc, to simply try to keep some of their bills paid <<this would be your competition. And the competition is fierce!!

Now... the law schools know this, but they won't tell you the truth >that the job market/economy is just saturated with way too many Legal Professionals. Instead the schools will feed you a fairytale and will lie to you. The root of the problem is we have too many law schools. We are in a recession, and the schools are fighting for their own survival - they will tell students anything to get to the students' money. (Which is why they won't tell you the truth about the job market for the field of Law.) And these schools continue to recruit and churn out even more graduates.............Remember: law schools are BUSINESSES - their top concern is making money for themselves.

If you don't believe me, then just do a search here on Yahoo Answers to see what other posters are saying about the current status of the field of Law. Call some local law firms - ask to speak to the Manager of Human Resources - ask them if they are hiring; ask them what they think about job availability in the field of Law..................

In the book "So You Want to be a Lawyer?" by Marianne Calabrese and Susanne Calabrese (ISBN 0-88391-136-1): "The United States has more lawyers than any other country in the world. About 38,000 students graduate >each year< from the 200+ law schools in the United States. The competition is very keen for jobs and clients." - Even Associate Justice Antonin Scalia (who served on the U.s. Supreme Court for more than 20 years) says there are too many lawyers. (9/14/2008)

Check out these websites: http://informeddecisionmaking.blogspot.com
http://calicocat.com/2004/08/law-school-big-lie.html
http://abajournal.com/news/triplt_bad_news_for_law_students_three_firms_aX_summer_associate_programs/
http://abajournal.com/news/as_rio_tinto_saves_millions_other_corps_will_outsource_too_counsel_says/
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/03/dont-try-to-dodge-the-recession-with-grad-school/
(A link to a website does not constitute endorsement.)

If you want a job when you are done with your studies, consider and look into the fields of >>>Healthcare or Information Technology! I spoke to a career counselor from Jobs and Family Services, and HE told me that these areas are where the jobs are, and future job availability! and scholarships!

Good luck.


(This is based on my current knowledge, information, belief, and life experiences. This was intended as personal opinion, and not intended to be used as legal advice. Please be careful and do your research.)

[ludano17]

Try Employment Law. You wont need to be both Judge and Jury.
You say Family Law is biased in favour of the Male. Go into Family Law it will give you the opprtunity to change things for the better.
I would hate to be an accused person in your Court if you were a Judge. You would probably recommend Captal Punishment without giving any consideration.

[camdin90]

Tax law only benefits rich people. There really aren't a lot of them as a percent of the population and most tax lawyers work with corporations anyhow, not individuals.

Consumer law? Do you mean civil law? That's where someone sues a company for damage caused by faulty products.

If you already think family law is inherently biased toward the male's point of view, then you need to avoid family law as you do not have an adequate understanding of the process.

You can be a prosecutor if you want to work for the district attorney. Those jobs are not plentiful and they don't pay the money a "good" private lawyer can make. Up side is you get to put away (or attempt to) the bad guys. Sometimes it's hard to tell who the bad guys are. From a couple of your statements here you seem to already be assuming that everyone who is arrested is automatically guilty. You don't hand out sentences as an attorney, you merely argue guilt. The Judge (and in many states now the JURY) determine the sentencing.

Why don't you try for Public Defender if you want to serve a more purposeful career in helping people. You don't get much pay there either, but you represent people who have been charged with crimes and who cannot afford an attorney to insure that they are treated fairly under the law. Watch a couple of episodes of "Raising the Bar" on TV and you can see the Public Defender's office in action.