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What are the downsides of being a lawyer? |
Hello, everyone. I need some insights and wisdoms from people who are lawyers or know a lot about the inside and out of being a lawyer. Growing up in my community, I had so many people telling me how glamorous life of a lawyer is, how much money they make, how nice are their houses and cars, how respected they are in their community. It almost sounded like being a lawyer is one of the most fantastic careers in the world with hardly any problems. But as life is, I am sure there are downsides of being a lawyer that many ordinary people don't know about. 1. What are the downsides of being a lawyer? 2. At the end, do you believe the good sides far outweigh the bad sides? 3. Would you recommend the career to someone who values deeply on family time and enjoying life? Thanks in advance for any insights. Your always swamped in working in the city, you constantly face personal ethical issues, you defend guilty people, you defend people who don't really care about themselves. I would recommend it to a single person or a person with older kids, and a spouse that doesn't mind a crazy schedule. The main one is that you may find youself in a situation that makes you fight for something that you don't believe in, and sometimes you may work through the night... I think the good and bad break even, but if you value what you do, then no. Someone might want to kill you I hate the paper work. And what they say about lawyers being rich and contented is not always true. My standard recommendation for anyone choosing a career is simply to go where your heart is. LOL, glamorous. Everyone that I know that practices law, including me, works their tails off and it is stressful. Also, some make very low pay like 35K a year. No offense, but I think you have some real naive ideas about the practice of law. A dentist makes about three times what an attorney makes on average. It all depends on the individual person...A selected group of lawyers make this kind of success come true. Its just like any other profession. Its a good career, Go to international law and take acting classes, litigation is where the moneys at. What do you call 10000 lawyers under the sea? A good start. Seems much of the time lawyers will spend time around clients that are in a state of adversity with someone else and therefore not in good moods. Then again, people in other occupations face clients or customers that are hungry, tired, anxious, impatient, upset or more than one of these. It would seem that a steady diet of working under difficult conditions would tend to be wearing. A person facing this type of environment will need to establish early on how he will approach his work so that he can be effective without it taking a large toll. Short term, try out a few different jobs. Analyze each one by several criteria and see what the most significant factors are for you. Then talk to a few lawyers, but don't try to find out what they think about being a lawyer all through direct questions, but also through chatting you will hear things that are likely to reveal what the lifestyle is really like. |
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