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What makes a good lawyer?

What kind of lawyer makes the most money and is fun to work in?

  • cause i want to become a lawyer PLEASE AND THANK YOU!!!!!♥♫

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    The average salary for all lawyers in the US is around $40,000 (ABA research). The ones who make the most are those who go to the top tier law schools (Harvard, Yale, etc) are at the very top of the class, write for the schools Law Review, and after passing the bar exam get a 6-figure salary in one of the top firms. Of course that means working 18-20 hour days, 7 days a week, and devoting yourself to the law firm. Currently Patent law attorneys generally make good money. Also, securities lawyers, large volume personal injury lawyers, class action lawyers, and lawyers for celebrities make very good money. As for fun, it depends on what you are interested in. I am an employment lawyer and love my job. I also own the firm and make my own hours, which definitely helps my attitude. If you are interested in becoming a lawyer go to www.abanet.org that is the American Bar Assoc website that has an entire section to help those wanting to become a lawyer.

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I'm pretty sure criminal defense lawyers do. The high-profile lawyers like the ones hired by OJ Simpson, Michael Jackson, Martha Stewart are the wealthiest. They make millions of dollars from their famous cases, but those lawyers are rare and are just lucky, similar to the highest-paying actors and singers. Just lucky. But for average people (not celebrity status), divorce lawyers or family lawyers are also really up there as well, in terms of salary. Not surprising though, since 1/2 of Americans divorce. Amazing how family feuds, child custody and marital arguments can earn you a six-figure salary...$100,000+. Public defenders are the lowest paid lawyers (averaging around only $40,000 - $60,000 per year in the US). They are appointed by the court and paid by the state government and are defending those who cannot afford a lawyer... As for fun, it really depends on what interests you. Lawyers who fight in court are litigators. Family/divorce lawyers do mostly paperwork and for the most part, never step foot in a court. Being a lawyer takes a lot of devotion and time. If you are really devoted to justice in society, then being a lawyer will be a great job, because you will thoroughly enjoy it and earn a great salary.

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If you are entering a particular field of employment based upon salary and its level of "fun", then become a teenage heartthrob. Best kept secret....lawyering is not fun at all, it is mostly office work (writing Motions, Briefs, etc.). The manner in which lawyers are portrayed on television is comical. Yeah, like lawyers see the insides of a courtroom everyday.

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i too want to become a lawyer ..im a junior in college and have wanted to be a lawyer for most of my life anyway...fun- maybe entertainment law, exciting - criminal law, immigration law..quick - real estate law.....a good lawyer gets paid.....

~Miss Thing~

Hard-working, intelligent corporate lawyers make a bundle. None of it looks like fun to me, but I guess some people like it.

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