Career as a lawyer

"When it comes to legal matters, most of us are at a loss without the guidance of a knowledgeable lawyer. Attorneys help us understand our complicated legal system. They make sense out of all those wherefores and whereases ordinary people cannot decipher. General practice attorneys handle a wide variety of legal matters, shifting gears from one area of the law to another throughout the day to assist their clients. They use their expertise to guide people through a complex maze of laws, explaining in plain English exactly what is going on. Then they turn their attention to what needs to be done to resolve the problem. General practice attorneys are equally at ease reading through a lengthy, multifaceted contract and suggesting revisions that benefit their client, and appearing in municipal court to defend someone charged with a series of traffic violations. A general practitioner serves as a confidant, an advisor in a time of crisis, a voice of reason when emotions may cloud a client's judgment, a defender, an advocate, and, many times, a friend when one is hard to find. While the ranks of lawyers have swelled over the years, so has the need for attorneys, as modern-day society has grown more complex."--Pages 1-2