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Lawyer - Advantages	Lawyer - Disadvantages	Lawyer - Required Qualities
- High Earning Potential: Top-tier attorneys, particularly in corporate law, intellectual property, or specialized litigation, can earn significant six-figure or seven-figure incomes. - Intellectual Stimulation: You spend your day solving complex puzzles, interpreting ambiguous language, and outmaneuvering opposing counsel. - Social Prestige: The law remains one of the most respected professions, carrying a high degree of social standing and authority. - Diverse Career Paths: You can specialize in anything from criminal defense and environmental protection to entertainment law or human rights. - Ability to Effect Change: Lawyers have the power to challenge unjust laws, protect civil liberties, and set legal precedents that affect millions. - Develops Mastery of Persuasion: You become an expert in oral and written advocacy, skills that are highly valuable in any leadership role. - Strong Professional Network: You work alongside judges, business leaders, and politicians, building an influential circle of contacts. - Job Stability: While the industry fluctuates, the need for legal counsel is a permanent fixture of a civilized society governed by rules. - Variety of Work Environments: You can work in a massive global firm, a small boutique practice, a government agency, or as "in-house" counsel for a corporation. - Problem-Solving Satisfaction: There is a deep sense of accomplishment in successfully navigating a client through their most difficult life or business crises	- Extreme Stress and Burnout: High-stakes cases, demanding clients, and the adversarial nature of the work lead to high rates of stress-related health issues. - The "Billable Hour" Grind: Many firms require lawyers to track every 6 minutes of their day, creating a culture where working 70–80 hours a week is the norm. - Student Debt: The cost of law school is immense, often leaving new graduates with six-figure debt that takes decades to repay. - Adversarial Environment: Much of your day is spent in conflict, either arguing with opposing counsel or dealing with high-tension disputes. - Administrative Burdens: The role involves massive amounts of paperwork, meticulous filing, and navigating rigid court bureaucracies. - Public Perception: Lawyers are frequently the subject of public skepticism and negative stereotypes, which can be personally taxing. - Client Demands: You are often at the beck and call of clients who may have unrealistic expectations or contact you during off-hours. - Constant Pressure for Accuracy: A single typo or a missed filing deadline can lead to a lost case, a malpractice suit, or disbarment. - Sedentary Lifestyle: Most of the work involves long hours of sitting, reading, and typing, which can lead to various physical health problems. - Ethical Dilemmas: You may occasionally find yourself defending individuals or corporations whose actions conflict with your personal values	- Analytical Reasoning: The ability to digest massive amounts of information and identify the specific legal "hooks" that will win a case. - Exceptional Writing Skills: Drafting briefs that are clear, concise, and persuasive enough to influence a judge's decision. - Resilience and "Thick Skin": The ability to handle harsh critiques from judges and aggressive tactics from opposing counsel without losing focus. - Attention to Detail: Meticulously reviewing contracts to find the one clause that could leave a client vulnerable to liability. - Logical Argumentation: Constructing a chain of reasoning that is waterproof and resistant to counter-arguments. - Research Proficiency: Knowing how to use databases like Westlaw or LexisNexis to find obscure precedents that support your position. - Emotional Intelligence (EQ): The ability to read people, manage client expectations, and negotiate effectively with adversaries. - Public Speaking and Oral Advocacy: The confidence to stand before a jury or judge and present a compelling narrative under pressure. - Time Management: Juggling multiple cases, court dates, and discovery deadlines simultaneously without dropping the ball. - Highest Ethical Standards: A commitment to the "Rules of Professional Conduct," ensuring that you maintain client privilege and avoid conflicts of interest

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from Friday175 , 20 yrs (Zambia) - 2011-12-01
Lawyer - "HI"

am studying law. needs friends who wana be lawyers

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14778 - Reply from jeremy78 , 13 yrs (USA) - 2012-02-07

Silence i killl u! (Achemd)

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Reply from Emerald118 (Viet Nam) - 2012-01-08

Hey I wanna be a lawyer too

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Reply from Friday175 (Zambia) - 2011-12-07

Hi, i dont know how to speak french, but can learn fast

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13806 - Reply from S120 , 18 yrs (France) - 2011-12-06

hi too how are u ?
I started my law studies this years and u ?
( do u speak french ? )
friendly

13678 - from hannah211 (Great Britain) - 2011-11-28
Lawyer - "hi :)"

I'm 13 and from the Uk.I would like to be a lawyer when I'm older.
I have to pick my options this year and after seeing the grouping I'm thinking of taking history, french, media and ICT.
Do you think this would be a good selection? My school doesn't offer law gcse.

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Reply from Wanna Be A Lawyer255 (Alaska (USA)) - 2011-12-23

I also want to be a Lawyer I think I am going to take spanish. Then I will take other languages. I think that in high school you should take buisness. Well at least I am.

13609 - from Flora212 , 14 yrs (Australia) - 2011-11-25
Lawyer - "Wannabe Lawyer"

Hello,
recently my dream is to become a lawyer i have been studying persuasive writting and i write random essays on random stuff,i've also been studying algebra, businesslaw, economics, english, Foreign languages, physcology and speech and argument essays.Ifind it all so fascinating and so much fun but do you guys thing i'm doing to much since i'm only in grade 8 and only 14, because some peoplethinks its way to much for espicially since i might change my mind as i get older and that i should concentare on school no despite that i'm doing quite well. so what do you think ?

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Reply from 02404356640 , 18 yrs (Ghana) - 2012-08-01

Hi,
i saw your massage and i'm very grateful because we have things in common.it's my dream to become lawyer in order to save people from their situation.

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Reply from Raina207 , 14 yrs (USA) - 2012-04-19

Hi! I think that's awesome how much your studying! I'm in 8th grade too, but we can't pick our classes in Middle School. This is why I can't wait for high school...I'll be able to pick all my classes! I've wanted to be a lawyer ever since we did a mock trial in U.S. History. I got to be the defense attorney, and it was a blast!

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from Mathieu168 , 26 yrs (France) - 2011-11-11
Lawyer - "If you need some advise ..."

Hi everybody,

Im a lawyer from Paris, if anyone need advise or something like that, just mail me.

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14395 - Reply from sharne165 , 10 yrs (Australia) - 2012-01-18

do you have to do maths when you are studing to be a lawyer?
please get back to me!!!

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Reply from Lindsay25 , 12 yrs (USA) - 2011-12-20

Hi, I am 12 years old and I really want to be a lawyer...like really bad. The thing is I'm not doing so hot in math this year like a B- and i wanted to ask, Do you need math to be a lawyer? It would mean SO much to me if you could get back to me on this! Thank-you.

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Reply from bAGNAMA52 , 21 yrs (Burkina Faso) - 2011-11-11

Hi i'm Alexander i'm from Burkina Faso i would like to be a lawyer and i want to know more about this job

13111 - from Abigail Rose29 , 10 yrs (Great Britain) - 2011-11-05
Lawyer - "I would love to be a lawyer!"

Hello! Yes I'm only ten years old but already I know what job I want! I really want to be a lawyer. Is there anyone out there that is a lawyer? It doesn't matter what type of lawyer you are! I want to know If I am doing the right thing wanting to be a lawyer! Has anyone got any tips for me? Is it hard to get a degree in law?
From Abigail Rose
XoXo
P.S Please help me out!

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Reply from Jescycca143 , 18 yrs (Malaysia) - 2012-02-28

I'm studying law right now. It's quite interesting and I study English law. It's easy if you're really interested in it. I 'll continue my third year in United Kingdom in year 2013. Hope my choice is correct. DO your best and hold on to your ambition. :D Take care! ;)

13100 - from tara118 (Canada) - 2011-11-04
Lawyer - "layers rock"

layers r so awsome its like fighting justice

to:crime lawers crush u

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13942 - Reply from Lindsay25 , 12 yrs (USA) - 2011-12-20

Lawyer all da way...

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from Faith26 , 12 yrs (USA) - 2011-10-11
Lawyer - "are you alll lawyers?"

hello my name is faith and i am from america. i want to know how many of you are lawyers. are you all lawyers? do u have any questions about lawyers? if so, please contact me!
thanks,
faith rose

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from antony204 , 23 yrs (Kenya) - 2011-10-05
Lawyer - "are you a lawyer"

hi i am Antony a law student from Kenya, i would love to make international friends so we can share ideals on studies law jobs and issius partaining to the law fraternity. anyone feel free to contact me.

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from leee115 , 14 yrs (Martinique) - 2011-10-02
Lawyer - "demande"

est ce que les avocats commis d'office sont payés?

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Reply from lévy62 , 14 yrs (Martinique) - 2011-11-08

Sorry I speak not English good!. But I wanted you asked if your a lawyer ? Or if your fact of law studies?

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Reply from cheikh24 , 24 yrs (Cameroon) - 2011-11-07

Hello, I just read your question .. I'll tell you in brief that you have chosen the best job in the world.But is a difficult job that requires sacrifices enormes.enfin ^ is easier to have a diploma law that a medical degree, for example

10469 - from Dylan65 (Canada) - 2011-07-16
Lawyer - "What country has the most law jobs?"

In the whole world what country has the most law jobs right now? Is it the US, Canada, a European country, Australia, Japan?

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Reply from Tutku4 , 17 yrs (Turkey) - 2011-07-17

I heard that Germany has lots of them but i am not sure about that. I am seaching like you and if you learn new things about that, please mail me :)

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from julie 11 , 13 yrs (France) - 2011-06-27
Lawyer - "i love asie"

hello i love asian boy i have a 13 yaers old i have a frnch girl Vietnam
move quickly

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Reply from rong208 , 25 yrs (China) - 2011-06-29

hi are u 13?

6266 - from samuel218 (Ghana) - 2011-03-31
Lawyer - "no one is above the law"

is it true no one is above the law? yes but why are our leaders above it?

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10336 - Reply from Jordan204 , 15 yrs (USA) - 2011-07-11

Cause government is the do as I say not as I do kind of people...

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Reply from nicky217 , 11 yrs (USA) - 2011-06-13

wow that is a really good question and riddle in a way but cool gotta go bye

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Reply from hezel66 , 12 yrs (USA) - 2011-05-08

well,i guess cowboys always outlawing----------------------,and since the goverment is the people who creat it the law,think they won't go above them,or the public will follow the example!which is super ungood!

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from Juliana30 (France) - 2011-02-19
Lawyer - "Hello"

Hello, my name is Juliana and I am college student. I love the lawyer profession,it's the profession I want to do later, but I have a very big problem: I can not be the center of the world, I do not like everybody was search. Someone else has the same problem or could help me solve it. Thank you in advance for any response.

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Reply from krishan67 , 28 yrs (India) - 2011-12-28

hello, i have read your ad through this site, i have read your problems. i like this that you love this profession of law. i m krishan kumar, from india age of 28. i have complete my degree of law last year. you can write me something about your country law. krishan

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Reply from rong208 , 25 yrs (China) - 2011-06-29

you are the center of your world!your feeling are strange

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from stefania18 , 21 yrs (Italy) - 2010-09-15
Lawyer - "hello"

hi, my name is stefania and i study law to became i like so much work as

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Reply from krishan67 , 28 yrs (India) - 2011-12-28

hello, i have read your ad through this site. i am krishan kumar from india age of 28 and i have complete my degree of law last year. i am also interested in you i want to know something law of your country. thanks Krishan Kumar

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Reply from krishan67 , 28 yrs (India) - 2011-12-28

hello, i read your ad through this site. i am from india and last year i have completed my degree of Law, and i got registration as a lawyer i like this profession. i want to friend from the world who like this profession or doing study of law. i am also interested to know about law of other country. if any body want to know about Indian Law pls write me i can tell but which i know and i have read. thanks to all. Krishan Kumar

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9252 - Reply from hafsa28 , 12 yrs (Great Britain) - 2011-06-11

hi id like to be a bussines lawyer or a human right one a lawyers job is defining people and iloe doing thaty

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8868 - Reply from federica106 , 13 yrs (Italy) - 2011-05-28

me too i'd like becom a lawyer,because I think that everyone has the right to be defended

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Reply from Leila232 , 11 yrs (Egypt) - 2011-02-11

What law do u do you practice/want to practice? In the future, I would like to practice human rights law.

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Reply from Carolina83 , 13 yrs (USA) - 2011-01-10

I would also like to be a lawer, normally when i say that people look at me like im crazy! U know since im only 13.

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Reply from bedri189 , 19 yrs (Angola) - 2010-11-25

il m'a fallu 2 jour pour t'écrire cette lettre je suis très bien de te voir comme un amie merci

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4360 - Reply from Lauren63 , 12 yrs (USA) - 2010-10-19

Hi,
I also wanna be a lawer when I grow up because i am pretty good at defending. I think it is really cool that you liver in italy because I am like 75% italian! What part of italy do you live in?

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Reply from angele223 , 23 yrs (Cameroon) - 2010-10-11

slt me too i learn law if you want, we can change some laws activities

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from jacques248 , 22 yrs (Togo) - 2010-08-08
Lawyer - "demande d'information"

je viens d'obtenir mon bac2.je veux choisir la faculté de droit à l' université

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Reply from Anika135 , 15 yrs (Sri Lanka) - 2010-08-29

Hi...........
Actually........I wish I would, be a Lawyer in future.I am learnind tooohard for that.
I wish my idle job cuz I want to help the needy people from our country as well as from the world,may be.........
Especially the people who adicted to do wrong things and I suppose to overcome those problems.
Well then, I like to have a friend just like me as a true friend.Always remember,True never forsake through thick and through thin

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Reply from said136 (Ivory Coast) - 2010-08-26

slt a tw il te faudra d'abord une faculté de droit,ensuite t'orienter de préférences vers le droit privé puis la profession judiciaire au bout de 5ans tu prendras les cours de prépa au capa puis tu pssseras le concours alors bonne chance

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from Soufiane8 , 22 yrs (France) - 2010-07-25
Lawyer - "Are you a lawyer?"

Hi!! My name is Soufiane and i'm a law student in France. I wish to talk with any student like me, talk about sudies or any thing else. I can talk in english or spanish or french of course.

good bye!! hope to see u!!

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Reply from krishan67 , 28 yrs (India) - 2011-12-28

hello, how are you? i have read your ad thorough this site i am krishan Kumar from india age of 28 i have complete my degree of law last year i want to know about your law and about your subject of law. thanks

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Reply from cheikh24 , 24 yrs (Cameroon) - 2011-11-07

bonjour,mon nom est cheikh ali,je suis camerounaise,en master un droit privé fondamental. mon mail est cheiqh@yahoo.fr

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Reply from antony204 (Kenya) - 2011-10-05

HI im law student from kenya...i would love to share ideas on studies and life with u , feel free to contact me

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Reply from Soufiane8 , 22 yrs (France) - 2010-11-13

Hi ! I'm studying labour law, that's cool that you are interesed in law. I wish that you'll enjoy. It's not really easy, but if you are really motivated you'll find it very exciting.

What kind of law interessted you?

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Reply from Paige54 , 18 yrs (USA) - 2010-11-11

Hi! I am interested in law and will be attending college next year. What type of law do you study?

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3790 - Reply from Brijesh255 (India) - 2010-08-03

Hey am brijesh and I am from India.

3657 - from Sarah156 , 17 yrs (France) - 2010-07-19
Lawyer - "I really feel like becoming a Lawyer !"

Well, Law is what I'm the most interested on ! I want to protect children because I think there is a lot of people who don't care about them and about their feelings ! So I'll Become a lawyer ! And I wish I could be a lawyer in America

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Reply from tony47 , 24 yrs (Korea) - 2012-05-31

wow, That's cool!
i want to be a lawyer specializing in ISD sector in my country, and i'm stydying very hard~ but it's not that easy T_T
This year is boing to be very important because i have an bar exam.
Cheer up! haha >0<

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Reply from Emerald118 (Viet Nam) - 2012-01-08

I really want to be a lawyer too!!

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Reply from hilarie255 , 11 yrs (Sweden) - 2011-03-19

i want to be a lawyer if you to want to please be my friend :d

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3685 - Reply from Marine197 (France) - 2010-07-25

next year I'm going to university to studying law, it's very interesting :D

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from Charlotte201 , 15 yrs (France) - 2010-07-18
Lawyer - "I want to be an international lawyer"

So I want to be a lawyer for protect the women or the childrens it's important for me ! but I don't want do my studies in France but in America or to Canada ! You think is possible ? and if someone had do that tell me !

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3728 - Reply from Nant12 (Thailand) - 2010-07-29

Could you please tell me why you want to pursue you career as a lawyer in the US.

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from libra191 (China) - 2010-06-28
Lawyer - "oh my china!"

it seems quite hard to ba a layer in china,for millions of senior gradutate wanna be it.
i ever considered doing that,but i ve to give up...

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9253 - Reply from hafsa28 , 12 yrs (Great Britain) - 2011-06-11

thats cos your in usa things are diffrent round here

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Reply from Yingyu71 , 17 yrs (China) - 2010-08-22

But I think even it's very hard to be a famous lawyer in China ! If we can graduate from a famous school I think we can easier to find a job!

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from Dani22 , 14 yrs (USA) - 2010-06-24
Lawyer - "My dream(:"

I want to be a prosecuting attorney. I'm not yet though I hope to be a Lawyer as it says. I want to go to Yale (woop) and...well I sort of want also a psychology degree because its a good way to know the human mind. What am i supposed to say? The collage is scary as shizzle but if you really want something? I want to do right by the people...

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Reply from nikki137 , 13 yrs (USA) - 2011-01-30

hey i dont know where im goin to college yet but thanks 4 the message

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3962 - Reply from Dani22 (USA) - 2010-08-26

Yea I suppose but I also want to get a degree in religion because alot of people if theythink that they can get away with it through religion they try it and then with a psychology degree ontop of that I have the mind and religion against them No way I could lose.

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3960 - Reply from christine193 (Ghana) - 2010-08-26

i totally agree with u

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3482 - Reply from Dani22 (USA) - 2010-06-29

Shizzle is like stuff

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Reply from libra191 (China) - 2010-06-28

can you tell me what is "shizzle"means?

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from Cailee41 , 14 yrs (USA) - 2010-06-20
Lawyer - "I want to be a lawyer"

Law is fascinating to me. I have to admit, 8 years of college is kind of intimidating and unpleasant but I really want to become a great lawyer and maybe even a judge. I'm not sure yet whether I want to study criminal defense or prosecution.

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4311 - Reply from angele223 , 23 yrs (Cameroon) - 2010-10-11

slt,me i want to correpopnd with you just to have an idea about law in other land

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from Frank119 , 19 yrs (Germany) - 2010-05-30
Lawyer - "LAW STUDENT WANTS TO TALK WITH LAW STUDENT(S)^^"

Hello,
I am a 19 year old law student from Germany. If you want to change and compare some information of your law system with me, just send a message. But in this case: you should be a law student for getting a detailed overview. (:

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Reply from John234 (USA) - 2010-06-06

Hello,
Its great to hear you are so into law and are moving ahead with what you want to do!
I am just a high school student in the U.S. but I would like to eventually study international relations and possibly political science, and then study human rights or internation law. I too am interested in learning many different languages as well.
Great to talk with you!
John

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Reply from Dominique192 , 21 yrs (Togo) - 2010-06-02

Hello,
I am very interested in your profile as law student because I'am also studying law( publuc law, international law, GATT, ). I will have my BA this year. Nowadays it's very important to be open to other world. I'am from Africa especially from Togo, an interesting small country in west Africa. I obtained a scholarship to study in Maghreb, in Morocco. I want to speak many languages. I am french speaker but I speak also English, German,Spanish
It will be a pleasure for me to exchange with you, I want to have an advocate study after, I will see...
See You!!

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from Rebecca82 , 12 yrs (USA) - 2010-05-16
Lawyer - "Being a Lawyer"

I always wanted to be a Lawyer and Still do. I just want to work with criminal cases. They i want to become a judge and work in the supreme court!

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Reply from Áõ89 , 17 yrs (China) - 2010-06-11

yes,I also want to be a lawyer.e....when I was 12 I don not how to do with my dream. you are so good ^_^

3057 - from Clément87 (France) - 2010-05-08
Lawyer - "Je veux devenir avocat"

Je veux devenir avocat car c'est un métier intéréssant , et j'ai toujours aimé Phoenix Wright :o)
I want to become a lawyer because it's a interessing job , and , i always like Phoenix Wright :o)

3005 - from Matthew McPherson105 , 17 yrs (USA) - 2010-04-28
Lawyer - "Yo Joe!!!"

I wanted to be a lawyer when I get older. Unfortunaley, when I heard from my english teacher and my classmates that in order to be a lawyer, you'll have to do eight years of law. So I'll quit my dream to become a lawyer and start on my future to become a Librarian.

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Reply from Florence179 , 17 yrs (Belgium) - 2010-05-28

Hi!
I'm surprised about what you said, here in Belgium it only takes 3 or 5 years (if you want to be a lawyer, not only a jurist). I didn't know it could change from a country to another like this... ;)

Bye et Good luck for your studies ;)

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