Im thinking about becoming a Lawyer but Im getting scared about all the rumors and evidence I see that lawyers work 50 hour weeks and BigLaw lawyers sell their soul to the their job. I want to know how obtainable a 9-5 Job being a lawyer is.
2006-07-26 15:18:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Only if you set up shop by yourself, and limit your practice to dogbites and divorces.
2006-07-26 15:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by rum_soaked 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a lawyer but I know some. One job is a law school professor, another is a librarian at a law library, you might get work in a court helping write opinions for the judges tho lawyers I have known who have done that sometimes end up putting in huge hours. House counsel might work too. A lot of lawyers get caught up in long hours because they find their cases compelling, interesting, and beneficial. Good luck!
2006-07-26 15:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you work for the government (local, state or federal) you'll probably work a fied 40 hour week (give or take a few hours). However, most lawyers working for private firms work as many hours as are needed to get the workload done. That's how they make partner.
2006-07-26 15:24:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does your mama know what you want to be? Are you trying to be the shame of the family? I'd tell her your thinking of selling drugs instead of becoming a lawyer...
2006-07-26 15:23:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol no idea
2006-07-26 15:21:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋