Type of lawyers?

Question

ok i've asked this question before but wasnt satisied with the answers: what different kind of laywers are there? if you could tell me especially concerning the area of ethics and human rights and civil rights and liberties...thank you!

is there a website i can go on where there's a list of all the different types of lawyers? or law?

Answer 1

In the United States, every practicing lawyer has a J.D. degree obtained through 3 years of study after completing a undergraduate degree. Then you must pass a Bar exam to practice law in the state or states where you hope to work. All lawyers go to law school, but have different focus areas. It is generally recommended that you go to the best school possible, although some schools are more known for their specialty areas. Some areas include civil, criminal, corporate, real estate, etc. Human rights and constitutional law are also practiced in specialized and larger firms.

Answer 2

There are many areas of law. I agree with what some of the other responders said- check out the law schools that interest you and check out their areas of expertise.

I worked for over 9 years in a law library at a law school. These are some of the areas I recall:

Constitutional Law
Real Estate Law
Elder Law
Estates and Trusts
Intellectual Property
Environmental Law
Criminal Law
Civil Law
Animal Rights Law
Human Rights

You would probably complete at least 1 year of the required classes, then branch out from there. Check out the law schools and see what is offered.

good luck

Answer 3

http://doctorjob.com/Barrister/

go down to the 'areas of work' list and it'll have loads of the areas of law.

it's also got salary figures and other articles relating to law as a career.

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'human rights' lawyers in the UK are a joke. an absolute joke.

they rely on the nostalgic image of 'saving people's lives and their rights' in order to cover up what they actually do: manipulate the human rights bill in order to win tribunals and cases.

for instance, they'll be a very high chance you'll be representing an illegal immigrant at an immigration tribunal where you'll need to persuade the authority that you're client should stay in the UK.

so what you'll do is tell your client what to say [even lying] to work the system, i.e. by telling the judge that your client is afraid of going back home.

fair enough, that is what law is about: working the system in order to get a result and a fee. but what is really disgusting is the fact that it has attained the reputation of being morally righteous.

human rights in the UK is just another more lucrative way of getting money. they abuse the system and receive a high fee and the reputation of a martyr.

if you wanted to be a martyr, go on a work placement in Zimbabwe or south Africa and become a human rights lawyer. at least then you'll be the product of what you wanted to be and not some parasitic leech on our legal system.

money and moral righteousness are nearly always separate.

Answer 4

In the area of ethics, there is not one specialty - there are ethical principles for most disciplines (accountants, lawyers, doctors, and so on) but if you are looking for an 'ethical lawyer' as you would a 'criminal defense lawyer' you won't find one. You'll find civil rights lawyers, just as you'll find divorce lawyers, each guided by a code of ethics. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

check with local law schools. or go into American bar association website. can find every answer!
ru trying to find one? there are many civil rights types mostly represent on employment issues .others employed in fed funded good luck finding one to represent anything. unless you have lots of money. most free legal have legal assistants etc doing work.
and not funded enough to do more than pay salaries. Little actual effective representation.

Answer 6

i do not think there is such a good thing as a a good lawyer.