The Rewards of Becoming a Lawyer
Shakespeare wrote unfavorably about lawyers in his play Henry VI. During that time period as well as the current times, being a lawyer is a tough job. The day one sets out to determine to become a lawyer, they will face that fact, and just may find that they are working in one of the most rewarding of professions. Many state that is is the lawyers of a law firm, Salt Lake City to Los Angeles to Manhattan, are the defenders of the justice system and the an important part of what it means to live in a truly just and democratic country.
Attorneys protect the rights of citizens of the United States, and they make certain that their clients understand the processes and procedures of the system. My best friend is a lawyer, and she has answered many questions of mine over the last twenty years. She stated when we first met, at ten years old…that she was going to be a lawyer when she grew up. And she did. Just as with many lawyers, her hours were long, and sometimes she felt that it was thankless work. However her first pro bono case was an immigration case that involved political asylum for a man from South Africa. She won, and he remained safe and in the United States.
From that day on, she no longer thought about whether her work at home, the hours in front of the computer were thankless. She knew what it felt like to help someone through the system. This is a relentless profession. My friend worked at one time, eighty hours a week. She worked hard to get where she is today, and is now an in house lawyer for two bio-tech companies. Medical research is something she is extremely passionate about, and now her hard work in the field of law, is even more rewarding than ever.
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