Question for people trying to be lawyers and who been through the process

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<p>May I copy this question about doctors and ask the same thing about lawyers?</p>

<p>Do you just like arguing, you wanna "protect innocent people," are you just really good at speaking and lying, or you want the security $$$$$? Are you thinking about going into something else later?</p>

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<p>Well, I want to be a lawyer because I like their style of dressing. Anyone else doing it for the same reason?</p>

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<p>fine with me... I'm still curious of lawyer as well.</p>

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<p>Man, all three of those qualities all apply to my brother that's in law school right now.</p>

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<p>lol...I want to be a criminal prosecutor, what do you have to do to get into that department? (aside from law school obviously)</p>

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<p>I'd say try to get a job in the local District Attorney's office during your summers off. My brother spent last summer working for one of the ADAs in an office that deals with a lot of Eastern European neighborhoods (he's fluent in Russian, so they put him there), and he loved it.</p>

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<p>Phoenix Wright, anyone?</p>

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<p>objection!</p>

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<p>Overruled!</p>

<p>Wait, what are you objecting to? :D</p>

<p>Me, I want to be a tax/bankruptcy lawyer. Not as sexy as M&A but demand looks steady and the work is interesting enough. Helping corporations avoid taxes everywhere :D Yes, I'm doing it for the $$$$.</p>

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I'd say try to get a job in the local District Attorney's office during your summers off. My brother spent last summer working for one of the ADAs in an office that deals with a lot of Eastern European neighborhoods (he's fluent in Russian, so they put him there), and he loved it.

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<p>Thanks, how competitive are the job prospects after law school? (How likely will I make it in the field if I get through law school with good grades, etc)</p>