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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Law & Legal |
I desperately need some advise, from lawyers, law students...and perhaps med students? |
I am currently in my 3rd year uni studying law. The problem is that at this stage, I really don't see myself practicing as a lawyer. What I would like to ask is whether you think law is for me or do you think I should consider some other career [I am thinking of biomedical sci/Medicine]. For you to answer that, I will describe myself, my personalities and qualities[which seems to me as working against my being a lawyer]. Firstly, english is my second language, you've probably found many grammar mistakes so far and as much as I try to improve my skills, I could never arrange perfect sentences in matter of seconds. I don't like confrontation; I am one of those people who will stay quiet when someone jumped in the queue. I like socialising and to have discussions but I get really panic when someone tries to corner me. I prefer written assignments, not so much oral. I am doing quite well at uni, my GPA is 3.5. I just feel that without excellent communication skills,I would not succeed.Thx Are you in the Commonwealth seeking an L.L.B., or the U.S. seeking a J.D.? Not that it really matters. Many of my friends from law school in the U.S. never sat for the bar or ever intended to practice law. Many businesses like to hire people with legal educations because that type of education teaches us to think logically and to communicate well. By the way, your grammar and punctuation is better than that of most native English speaker's. Also, being an attorney doesn't mean you have to ever appear in court or even argue that much. It's about knowing the law and advising your client. Few of us are litigators/barristers. Most of us are solicitors/attorneys who never go to court. One of the great things about the field of law is that there is work for every type of lawyer. You can be a successful lawyer even if you never go into court, never do the confrontation thing, and are not ever in court. Many law schools teach as if everyone who graduates will become a trial lawyer, that is not the way it is in real life. There are opportunities for those who just want to do quiet legal research both in law firms and in corporations. If you are in the US you can also get a good job with the state or federal government where your skills will be used in administrative courts. Honestly, you have a case of the 3rd year gitters -- all law students get them. It comes when you realize you do not know what you are going to do when you get out of law school, and nothing looks good now. Lots of us in our 3rd year start to panic and look at medical school. My MCAT class was about 60% law students. Hang in there, don't abandon the law before you get a taste of what it is really like. Your priority should be to graduate and pass the Bar Exam. Then, once you have your license, the pressure is a lot lower and you can find a job that fits your personality. Not everyone in a law firm is into confrontation or can think quickly on their feet -- those are just the trial lawyers. Behind every trial lawyer is team of people who research and pull together documents. Even if you get hired in a law firm you will not get the trial work for years. Or you can go into a corporation and become a compliance officer - one who reviews documents to make sure that they are within the current rules for that industry OR work in HR and review applications and make sure that everyone follows the laws. Once you get your law license you will find a job that fits your personality. Employment lawyer since 1993 |
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