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Jessica HarterEnglish 10 Davis 3rd

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Jessica HarterEnglish 10 Davis 3rd

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(Female lawyer cartoon)

What they mainly do:What they mainly do:

Represent the needs of a client in a trial

Help people come to the truth and make the laws work.

Opportunity to earn a good living

(Career Information)(Money)(Courtroom)

Represent the needs of a client in a trial

Help people come to the truth and make the laws work.

Opportunity to earn a good living

(Career Information)(Money)(Courtroom)

Day in the life:Day in the life:

Late nights on a regular basis 37% work 50 hours plus a week

Attend meetings Gather and interpret evidence

Consult Represent the client

(Career Information)(Lawyer)(working late nights)(Papers)

Late nights on a regular basis 37% work 50 hours plus a week

Attend meetings Gather and interpret evidence

Consult Represent the client

(Career Information)(Lawyer)(working late nights)(Papers)

Education:Education:

4 years Cal Berkeley 3 years Harvard University

Formal training Bar examination

Continuous classes about law changes

(Career Information)(Bureau of Labor Statistics)(Education-Portal)(Studying)

4 years Cal Berkeley 3 years Harvard University

Formal training Bar examination

Continuous classes about law changes

(Career Information)(Bureau of Labor Statistics)(Education-Portal)(Studying)

Berkeley:Berkeley:

Close to home Very good education

15.1 to 1 student-to-teacher ratio Hard to get into

GPA 4.15 SAT (2400) 2033

ACT 30

(Admission Profile Averages)(Facts at a glance Berkeley)(Cal Logo)

Close to home Very good education

15.1 to 1 student-to-teacher ratio Hard to get into

GPA 4.15 SAT (2400) 2033

ACT 30

(Admission Profile Averages)(Facts at a glance Berkeley)(Cal Logo)

Harvard:Harvard:

Chance to get away from home Very good law school

Good education 10.3 to 1 student-to-teacher ratio

(Harvard at a Glance)(Harvard law school)(Harvard logo)

Chance to get away from home Very good law school

Good education 10.3 to 1 student-to-teacher ratio

(Harvard at a Glance)(Harvard law school)(Harvard logo)

The education costs:The education costs: Berkeley:

Living on campusRegistration and Fees $10,333Housing, food and utilities $15,308Books and supplies $ 1,306Personal expenses $ 1,336Transportation + $ 614Total $28,897 x4

Harvard:Living off campus

Full tuition $42,456Harvard student health plan $ 1,126Books and supplies $ 900Apartment housing including utilities $12,080Food $ 4,830Miscellaneous + $ 7,030Total $68,422 x3

TOTAL COST: $320,854

Berkeley:Living on campus

Registration and Fees $10,333Housing, food and utilities $15,308Books and supplies $ 1,306Personal expenses $ 1,336Transportation + $ 614Total $28,897 x4

Harvard:Living off campus

Full tuition $42,456Harvard student health plan $ 1,126Books and supplies $ 900Apartment housing including utilities $12,080Food $ 4,830Miscellaneous + $ 7,030Total $68,422 x3

TOTAL COST: $320,854

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(Facts at a glance Berkeley)

(Harvard at a glance)

(College Education)

The Real thing:The Real thing:

Work hard to create my own private firm and if that doesn’t work then work in a smaller firm that pays extremely well!

Making the money, earning around $124,750 yearly in the earlier stages.

Money increases as time increases.

( Lawyer)( Lawyers Money)(Jessica Harters law firm)

Work hard to create my own private firm and if that doesn’t work then work in a smaller firm that pays extremely well!

Making the money, earning around $124,750 yearly in the earlier stages.

Money increases as time increases.

( Lawyer)( Lawyers Money)(Jessica Harters law firm)

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Types of Lawyers:Types of Lawyers: Litigation

Trial Lawyers

Criminal Law = Me :) Family Law

Corporate Financial Trusts and Estates/Tax Intellectual Property International Law

Labor Law Pension/Retirement

Real Estate Bankruptcy Health Care

Environmental Law Entertainment and Sports Law

(Career Options for lawyers)

Litigation Trial Lawyers

Criminal Law = Me :) Family Law

Corporate Financial Trusts and Estates/Tax Intellectual Property International Law

Labor Law Pension/Retirement

Real Estate Bankruptcy Health Care

Environmental Law Entertainment and Sports Law

(Career Options for lawyers)

Criminal Law:Criminal Law:

Deal with approximately 4,500 felon cases

Cases such as murder, rape, felonious assault, drug trafficking, and burglary.

( Criminal Division)(Crime scene)

Deal with approximately 4,500 felon cases

Cases such as murder, rape, felonious assault, drug trafficking, and burglary.

( Criminal Division)(Crime scene)

Skills needed:Skills needed: Reading Writing Creativity Good people skills Perseverance Speaking clearly Thinking logical Negotiating Stern Ready to tackle tricky cases

(Bureau of labor statistics)

Reading Writing Creativity Good people skills Perseverance Speaking clearly Thinking logical Negotiating Stern Ready to tackle tricky cases

(Bureau of labor statistics)

In the end:In the end:

Can I be one?Yes I can with hard work.

Do I want to be one?

Can I be one?Yes I can with hard work.

Do I want to be one?

Work cited:Work cited: Admission Profile Averages. Fall 2009 Freshmen. Granite Bay High School.

College career center. Handout. 4/27/10 "Bureau of Labor Statistics." United States Department of Labor. Web. 4/25/10

<http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos053.htm>. "Career Information." Career Information. Web. 4/25/10

<http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/Lawyers.shtml>. "Career Options for Lawyers." Departments of Philosophy. Web. 4/25/20

<http://philosophy.fullerton.edu/CareerOptions.htm>. "Facts at a Glance." Facts at a Glance. Web. 4/26/10

<http://berkeley.edu/about/fact.shtml>. "Harvard at a Glance." Harvard at a Glance. Web. 4/28/10

<http://www.harvard.edu/about/glance.php>. "Lawyer." Lawyer. Web. 4/30/10

<http://www.bls.gov/k12/law02.htm>. "Lawyer Salaries." Law Schools. Web. 4/30/10

<http://www.aboutlawschools.org/law/jobs/salaries/>. "Prosecutor - Summit County." Summit County Ohio. Web. 4/30/10

<http://www.co.summit.oh.us/prosecutor/index.htm>. Google Images:

(Female lawyer cartoon) (Money) (Courtroom) (Working late nights) (Papers) (Studying) (Cal Logo) (Harvard logo) (College Education) (Lawyers Money) (Jessica Harters law firm) (Crime scene)

Admission Profile Averages. Fall 2009 Freshmen. Granite Bay High School. College career center. Handout. 4/27/10

"Bureau of Labor Statistics." United States Department of Labor. Web. 4/25/10<http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos053.htm>.

"Career Information." Career Information. Web. 4/25/10<http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/Lawyers.shtml>.

"Career Options for Lawyers." Departments of Philosophy. Web. 4/25/20<http://philosophy.fullerton.edu/CareerOptions.htm>.

"Facts at a Glance." Facts at a Glance. Web. 4/26/10<http://berkeley.edu/about/fact.shtml>.

"Harvard at a Glance." Harvard at a Glance. Web. 4/28/10<http://www.harvard.edu/about/glance.php>.

"Lawyer." Lawyer. Web. 4/30/10<http://www.bls.gov/k12/law02.htm>.

"Lawyer Salaries." Law Schools. Web. 4/30/10 <http://www.aboutlawschools.org/law/jobs/salaries/>.

"Prosecutor - Summit County." Summit County Ohio. Web. 4/30/10 <http://www.co.summit.oh.us/prosecutor/index.htm>.

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