what would be the best most honest lawyer type there is?
I know there are lawyers that work on suing people but that almost always goes against my beliefs. I like the idea of being a lawyer but are there are a lot of dirty and wrong things a lawyer can do. Is there a type of law that is generally good and mostly works on things that bring real justice and bring maybe more happiness? If you know of any please tell me.
All I want is an option on the question I gave you, not your opinion on what you think I’m doing wrong. Just answer the question or don’t waste your time..
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July 28, 2010 | Filed Under Lawyers Attorneys FAQs
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Human/Civil rights lawyers
That’s the kind of law I’m looking into as a profession. I think I’d be a fulfilling area of law–for me and the clients helping them get whatever rights are owed to them.
A dead one
"there’s no such thing as a noble profession…just noble professionals" so it really depends on the person, not the specialty
its not the career its the person. just be honest no matter what you pick. but i think you should go as a criminal lawyer. the ppl really get screwed in todays world. i know ive been through the justice system and its not fair, to the people
Try to get into patent law
Lawyer working in the area of human rights. Here is an example of the program at two prominent law schools.
http://www.law.columbia.edu/center_program/human_rights
http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/hrp/
People are honest or dishonest. Professions are not.
A dishonest, unscrupulous, and/or incompetent person will take those qualities into his or her chosen profession.
It is very naive to think that there is a "type" of law that is "generally good" or brings "real justice." The law is a tool. It is the manner and means by which people wield that tool that will determine the quality of the representation.
You need to learn a LOT more about the legal profession before you decide to go down this particular path.
(And, with regard to those who will recommend civil or human rights law: The exact same point applies. A few years back, one of those organizations represented pedophiles (Man/Boy Love, NAMBLA, I think it was called) – to argue that they had a First Amendment right to have websites that advocated for the "right" of children to have sex with adult men. If you think THAT particular case is anything other than dirty and wrong, then I don’t know what else to say.)
If you rely on the profession to make you noble, and not yourself to make the profession noble, then you have as many issues as dictators who think their leadership make them right, or activists who think that because they protest, they are always in the right.
Anyways. Lawyers aren’t noble or ignoble as a whole. They’re merely professional argument-makers. Just as ignoble or noble as electricians, who are professional wire-threaders.
As a recent law school graduate, I can credibly tell you that this is an impossible question to answer because all areas of law can be ignoble. This is because lawyers are paid to zealously advocate for their clients even when it goes against their own scruples. It is part of being a lawyer. If you cannot handle this, then I suggest another profession.
I don’t believe being an attorney is a viable option for you – unless you are extremely young (fourteen or younger). To even get into a law school, you have to do well on the LSAT. And, to do well on the LSAT, you need to demonstrate that you are an extremely logical person.
I’m sorry, but your question comes across as quite naive and not at all logical. Lawyers choose to behave honestly and professionally. Or lawyers choose to do things that are dirty and wrong. (To say otherwise is tantamount to accusing a gun of killing people – rather than the person who chooses to fire it.) If you are very young, then it is possible that with some life experience you will wear off a bit of the naivety (and shrug off the Hollywood stereotype) your question displays and you will be able to display a higher level of logic. At that point, you will probably be able to identify areas of the law that interest you and fit with what you would like to do as a career.
There is a few great information on exactly this topic. read through all the information here; http://www.lawyersearchsite.tk