The Legal Profession At The Washington College Of Law

The subject of law always fascinated me. Unlike medicine, the practicalities of the subject do not dampen my passion for the subject but rather fuel it. Law is engaging because it requires constant adapting and analyzing. With every case comes a unique set of issues. The challenge of having to work within the bounds of the law while also planning a compelling and forceful case for a client is thrilling. Every word holds tremendous power in law. Practicing law requires eloquence. Anecdotal stories are the hallmark of the best lawyers. There exists no third person perspective in law. I admire how good lawyers can form a message that appeals to people’s emotions and reason. I relish the opportunity to study every minute detail of law and become a practicing lawyer because of all the ways it would challenge me.

Avoiding the pitfalls of the unauthorized practice of law, also known as UPL, is one of the most important duties that all legal professionals or aspiring law students should learn and integrate into their law career, in order to maintain impeccable ethics and conduct at all times. Clear rules and regulations must be followed in regards to the unauthorized practice of law. Thus, in order to avoid the unauthorized practice of law, one must first know what it is by definition and how it pertains to their best practices and due diligence. Furthermore, the violations of one’s failure to comply with the rules and regulations for UPL, may be costly in more ways than one.

I am applying to the University of Oregon School of Law to compliment my experiences as an undergraduate and to take the next step on my path towards my professional goals. In order to become a successful legal professional in the field of international human rights, one needs to understand the intricate complexities of global communities. The University of Oregon School of Law will broaden my vantage point to encompass other legal realities of migration and human rights. The academics, programs, and faculty in the University of Oregon School of Law will facilitate my career development, and also expand upon what I have learned thus far as an undergraduate. If admitted, I would tailor my studies to meet my interests in migrant populations and subsequently, use my law degree to aid vulnerable populations.

Mental Illness - The prisoner’s moral culpability for his offending is reduced by reason of his mental illness and the objective

Yogi Berra believed that, “Baseball is 90 percent mental and the other half is physical.” From my tenure as a college softball pitcher at Point Park University, I learned how imperative being mentally sound is to the game of softball. The legal field is a very demanding field. I know my experiences gained on the diamond will allow me to flourish in a field dependent upon mental toughness.

Most of us know that these shows are in fact fabricated and far from reality in the real world. We do not have equipment that sophisticated in real life and it takes longer than an hour to solve a crime, much less talk to witnesses, and victims and possibly the gathering of evidence to be tested and analyzed.

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-There was a reckless lack of interest or concern to human life, resulting in death. (an example of this is a person unloads a firearm in a crowded street.

A paralegal is defined as a person trained in subsidiary legal matters but not completely qualified as a lawyer. A legal assistant is employed by a lawyer, law office, government agencies, or other entity to work under the direction of a licensed attorney. Becoming a legal assistant requires an associate’s degree or a certificate in legal assistant studies. A legal assistant can pass the test given by the National Association of Legal Assistants and be referred to as a Certified Legal Assistant. Once someone becomes a CLA they are required to take several hours of continuing educations to maintain their status. At Miller Motte some of the courses a person interested in becoming a legal assistant may include Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Law, Constitutional Law, Writing for Criminal Justice, and Criminal Law and Procedure. In some circumstances an attorney may hire a college graduate that has obtained a bachelor’s degree with no legal experience and allow them to learn on the job. Attorneys that specialize in Family Law, Business Law, Tax Law, and Bankruptcy Law are a few examples of the different attorney offices a legal assistant may be found.

Paralegals qualify as a career in the Criminal Justice section. Paralegals work with lawyers and help them manage information on different cases and subjects. Paralegals don’t actually work with the clients the whole time, but they do go over the case and help the lawyer decide what to decide on. Paralegals interview the clients and take lots of notes on the case. Paralegals have to have good learning and listening skills.

“I treat my clients the way I would want to be treated; with respect and by someone who gives straightforward, honest answers. No relationship can work without trust, whether it’s marriage, family, or business. An attorney-client relationship is no different.” This quote by Sarah Swain, is the perfect representation of the sacred relationship that an attorney has with his client in the United States justice system. In order for the justice system to work efficient, a client must be able to trust his enough his attorney to tell him everything about the facts of the case so that the justice can be served. The first section of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Model Rules of Professional Conduct also sets forth rules for the attorney-client relationship in great detail. The communication between an attorney and client is also privileged and the attorney is to take reasonable steps to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to the representation of a client as per Rule 1.6 on the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

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

I think it all began when I first watched the movie To Kill a Mockingbird in middle school.  From that moment on I was all about following the rules to the letter of the law.  That is what law means to me, the boundaries that help keep everything in line.  I did at one point have dreams and aspirations to become an attorney.  I thought those dreams had been placed on the shelf, just to reflect on what could have been until I began working at the agency I am currently employed with. The area of law that they deal with is employment law.  It is not an area that many are familiar with until unfortunately they are either facing being without a job or drastic changes to that employment.  One could say that employment law is pretty cut and dry, nothing

SYNOPSIS: A lanky geek and fourth generation student of law, LEVI HAMILTON IV (23) and fellow law students DONOVAN (23) and MAXELL (23) dance around Levi’s apartment. The fire adolescent quips at each other as they celebrate Levi’s decisions to drop out of law school and pursue his dream of becoming a cartoonist. They head to a Skittlicious Geek Club meeting where Levi acts the master of ceremonies, and the trio performs on stage as the group Nerdy by Nature.

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