Every year, thousands of college graduates matriculate into law school, a process that requires extraordinary time, money, and effort. Despite these costs, many future lawyers don’t know what a career in the law entails.
Embarking on a career as an attorney can be rewarding, but it can also be regrettable. This book is meant to provide aspiring attorneys with the information they need to make a knowledgeable decision whether law school, and a career in the law, is the right choice.
The book provides a broad overview of the different fields, practice areas, and career choices available to law graduates. Not every lawyer practices in a court room, or negotiates high stakes business deals. Although attorneys are often portrayed this way in entertainment and media, these portrayals are frequently distortions of an attorney’s actual day-to-day work life.
This book will lay out the work expected and performed by attorneys in different specialties. The book will also provide some insight regarding a prospective lawyer’s career objectives. It is no longer safe to assume a law degree will be a key to financial security.
Ultimately, this book will arm a prospective law student with the information they need to determine whether a career in the law fits their long-term life ambitions.
