Is Being a Lawyer/Attorney Really that bad?


yes , no. depends on area of law go into, work for, , how approach practice.

hours: attorneys work hard. paid well, worked hard become lawyer , work hard earn it. attorneys typically work minimum 50-hour week, unless finished project or case. big-firm lawyers can expect regularly work in excess of 70 hours in week. litigators work 18 hours in day prepping trials , hearings, while transactional attorneys can same getting contract, proposal, agreement, or whatever drafted, proofed, , ready send out door.

stress: people rely on protect life, liberty, property, families, or well-being. know law , don't, puts in position of exceptional responsibility. takes toll on you, when lose. often, you're put on difficult deadlines made harder because clients think they're busy provide information need them. lie face.

people keep trying become lawyers because see people have been practicing 20 years @ large firms , mistakenly believe can make kind of money fresh out of school. typically reasonably smart kids made stupid decisions on major in, , find unemployable after getting bachelors in liberal art. also, law schools lie employment statistics , lull people wasting money on crap educations.

ethics, attorneys complete mercenaries. of aren't. cognizant of our responsibility public , try hard earn respect our profession deserves. of volunteer our time , donate money people in bad situations right-side again. i, one, value reputation more highly form of compensation , strive give no 1 reason doubt honesty or integrity. lawyer, , take ethics seriously, , have turned clients down because wanted me shady crap didn't agree with. have option.

i keep hearing stress, , long hours job. if so, why many people trying become lawyer; bad?


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