Essay on Reaching for the Stars: Planning for the Future

It can be hard to know what one wants to do when they’re older. There are certain things to consider, like a level of interest in the topic, how much information one would already know, how much that will be needed to know, and to take in if this is what one would want to do in their future life. I know for me when I have to think about future plans it can really worry me. I tend to get stressed out, scared, and wanting to avoid the topic entirely, even though in the back of my mind I know I need to stop running away with what I need to currently take care of. It’s a lot like in the tragedy play of Macbeth. There was so much pressure to always be something more. If a right hand man of the king

Throughout my childhood and up into my middle school years, I had a solid plan for my life: to be an air traffic controller. It seemed like the perfect career for me. I am a highly organized and alert person. I like structure and to have control over the situations that surround me. And, most importantly, I find great satisfaction in helping others to meet their objectives and safely land at their desired destination. Air traffic control was the only career for me. I had my whole life planned out, including the exact airport where I would work. No one or nothing could sway me from the goals that I had set for myself.

It is essential to figure out who you are, and where you are going. The plan for your life needs be aligned with who you are. Your personality, your

The most experienced lawyers can earn between $130,000 and $1 million per year. Associates in law firms are paid salaries and receive raises as they take on more responsibilities. After some years of experience, they may become partners in their firms and receive percentages of the firms' profits. Most salaried lawyers are provided health and life insurance, and contributions are made to retirement plans on their account. Lawyers who practice independently are covered only if they arrange and pay for such benefits themselves.

There will always be a need for skilled professionals who can work in the legal field. If you have always dreamed of working in the legal field, then you will be happy to know that there are many job opportunities. There are jobs available for people with different skills and interests.

As I got older I started to come to the realization that plans often do not go exactly as contrived. Sometimes, the plans I have made will alter in some way, or drop all together, resulting in an enormous amount of stress. This was the case when I decided to change my choice in career my senior year of high school. Most of my life I had been working toward the goal of being a dance teacher, but while watching a medical drama about kids with cancer, I soon realized my desire to be a pediatric oncology nurse was stronger than my love for dance. With that decision, all of my plans had entirely changed.

My career goal is to enter the legal profession as a General Defense Lawyer upon graduation from college. My research into this profession has found that it requires time, effort, dedication and hard work. In order to make this a profitable career, you must be willing to put in the four aforementioned items as well as present a strong case for your client and confidence to the court. Lawyers are often mistaken as greedy, deceptive, and underhanded. This perception is given to the profession by a few unethical or self-serving attorneys that will do whatever is needed to earn a dollar. However, being an ethical lawyer takes practice, morals, and determination.

Students have better chances of finding job opportunities if they go to a prestige law school. As mention before, lawyers prefer to work for corporations and large firms because of the financial benefits and the control over their autonomy. Even those who wanted to pursue public interest for personal values ended up switching to corporate law because they saw a greatly disadvantaged working in the public interest field (Stover). This explains the decline in solo practice because lawyers discovered they are unable to exercise their altruistic motives since their job limits what they can do. Lawyers who want to make a change by working for the poor realized that in order to exercise their political influence they would have to do it through litigation (Seron). However, as Stover mentions in his article, there are “limited sources. [and that] severely [limits] the ability of legal aid attorneys to adequately represent clients.” In other words, there is not much they can do to make a

Lawyers attend school for many years and even participate in continuing education programs to stay abreast of ever-changing laws. If a professional has to pursue consistent learning opportunities, it's safe to say that the average person would be at a disadvantage if he or she were to go at it alone. Therefore, lawyers are the best bet when it comes to getting the most out of settlements and monetary agreements.

Figuring out what you 're going to do for a career is one of the most difficult and stressful things you can do in your early years of life. It 's a decision that some people sometimes regret or are unable to make in the first place. I think what made my decision of wanting to own my own business such an easy one was that it wasn 't something I had to choose on my own, I had God with me inspiring and guiding me the entire way.

But there is some good news for Big Law. Corporations are immune to sticker shock when it comes to “bet-the-company” transactions and litigation, and will pay top dollar for such highly specialized legal work requiring the best legal talent. According to Barton, “[t]his is consistent with the winner-take-all economy: the most profitable firms and most in-demand lawyers get richer doing truly specialized work, and everyone else falls back toward the pack.” [page 3].

It would be a cliche if I said I have always known what I wanted to be in life, but for my particular situation this is true. "Boom!" a box fell it was moving day- again. When I was younger my family would have the tendency to move around. We never stayed in the same place for more than one maybe two years or three if I was lucky. By the time I was nine I had lived in about six different homes. I had seen so many homes that I began to have an interest in them. That is when I knew what I wanted to be. I wanted to be an architect. I believe my education is worth investing in because I am flexible, productive, and proactive.

Throughout grade school, I struggled with what my future would hold. I had an idea about what I wanted to achieve. For example, I know I did not want to live pay check to pay check, but I didn’t have a clue about how to achieve that. My entire life my mother taught me to work hard for what I wanted, and then I could reap the benefits later. I didn’t want to wait for later. I wanted to have my cake, and eat to. I knew I love books so maybe I could become a writer. The school Counselor suggested I take a career vocational test to determine what would work best for me.

My visions of attending law school were soon shattered due to the simple fact of money and time. Although arguing is a guilty pleasure of mine I was more interested in the fashion, envisioning playing dress up with famous designers. While my time spent in the apparel industry was vast and knowledgeable I yearned for something more. Having the ability to reflect on my ten year experience gave me the insight to conclude that a career was more important than just having a job.

Looking back on my sophomore and junior years of high school, I had a very difference idea of how my life was going to turn out. I worked three days a week on my school’s radio station, WBMT, and played guitar during my free time. I was going to major in business and minor in communications and hopefully pursue some career in music production and management. From middle school until late high school, that was the way I was going to affect people, through music. While I had worked as a camp counselor, and had experience working with children, it just wasn’t a path that I thought I could turn into a career. As I grew up and had new experiences, I began to reevaluate my plans for myself.