Lawyers

2.Representing

-appears before an agency -appears before legistative comittee (presents information) -serves as public spokemen for client

Lawyers in the Government

1/3 Federal Level 2/3 State Level

How many acredited law schools are there in the U.S.?

200

Law School is how many years

3 year full time post college

Contingency Fee

30-40%, a lawyers cut out of the Monatary Damages decided by the court

How many non credited law schools are there?

50 -California

Criminal Cases

94 Districts in the United States Each District gets a U.S. Attorney to oversee the district court

What affect does Geography have on a Lawyer

Affects their pay and ideally the rate per hour. A lawyer is New York is much expensive then a lawyer of North Dakota

What are the 200 Acredited law school broken into?

American Bar Association & Association of American Law Schools

7. Filing of Document

Basic Clerical Task in the Office

How is Law School taught?

Casebook-reading court appellate opinons Socratic Method- professor will keep asking "why" "what if". Purpose being to draw more answers out of you and be able to think on your feet. A characteristic that is much needed in the courtroom as a lawyer

Christopher Columbus Langdell

Dean of Law at Harvard Changed Law School from 2 to 3 years made Law school harder to get into.

When did Law School become popular

During the times of Industrial Revolution (1867-1900)

Local Government Attorney

Each City or County has Solictor

State Government Lawyers

Each State has a Attorney General 43 States elect the AG by the voters 4 year term, no term limit

Capitol Offense

For people that are considered indigent (below the poverty line) Government has to provide attorney

How many states today allow an apprenticeship to become a lawyer?

Four

Getting into Law School is based off two things

GPA- Grade Point Average LSAT- Law School Admission Test

Office of Solicitor

General of U.S. is assigned by the President Decides which cases get petitioned

1974 Legal Services Corporation

Go between Congress and Legal Aid to pay for family matter seeks grants aid

Role of Attorney General

Handle Civil Cases Appellate Process Advisory Opinion- what you can and cant do/ should or shouldn't do

Federal Lawyers

Handle Criminal Cases Handle Civil Cases (State v Last Name) Appellate Court

Department of Justice

Has the most Federal Lawyers They are appointed by the Attorney General Majority Vote in Senate

To become a lawyer you must...

Have good moral character. This is determined by the state.

Integrated v Voluntary

Integrated states force you to join the bar. Voluntary you do not have to join the bar

5. Counseling

Legal Advice

4. Drafting

Legal Documents for Court

First Law School

Litchfeild School in Connecticut. Founded by Judge Tapping Reeve in 1784

Apprenticeship

Paid a lawyer to learn, copy their notes, and understand law. When the time was ready the aprrentee would go before a judge and if he was ready... become a lawyer

To become a lawyer you must...

Pass the Bar Exam -test based on your knowledge of the law -legal ethics -state law -2/3 pass -multiple choice

3. Negotiation

Resolve a dispute short of going to court

Legal Insurance

Same Concept as Health Insurance

How many functions of a Lawyer are there?

Seven

Legal Clinic

Specialized in one part of the law

District Attorney

States Attorney 4 year term, oversees office ADA's do the work because they are hired as new lawyers

Lawyer Statistics

There is almost 1,000,000 lawyers today 75% of these lawyers are in private practice (civil) White Male is the dominant lawyer (but this is changing) California and New York make up for 25% of the countries lawyers

How did Lawyers become lawyers in the early Coloniel Times

There was no law school, lawyers became lawyers through an Apprenticeship.

In a firm, a Associate

does all the legal for a Partner usually fresh out of law school

Legal Clinic

high volume, high efficiency firms that work for middle class people Get most of their clients through advertising Paralegals do most of the work

Court Appointed Attorney

hourly fee below the rate of average attorney

1. Litigating

in court (trial) appellate oral arguement Lawyers spend little time in the courtroom and they like to keep it that way

6. Legal Research

looking up old statues in referance to a case that is relevant ot the attorney

Specialist

only handles a specific sectiion of the law

In a firm, a Partner

oversees all Associates (6-10)

Public Defenders

work for the government