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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793975503321

Autore

Banks Christopher P.

Titolo

The American legal profession : the myths and realities of practicing law / / Christopher P. Banks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington D.C. : , : CQ Press, , 2018

ISBN

1-0718-0093-0

1-5063-3313-3

1-5063-3310-9

1-5063-3311-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (126 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

340.023/73

Soggetti

Practice of law - United States

Law - Vocational guidance - United States

Lawyers - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

While emphasizing that lawyers fulfill a vital but often misunderstood public function in society, The American Legal Profession: The Myths and Realities of Practicing Law dispels some of the common misconceptions about the legal profession to show that the reality of being a lawyer is much different from what many students believe it to be. Many students know little about what law school is like or how it differs from undergraduate study, and this book corrects common myths about graduating law school and life after passing the bar. This brief primer is a nuts-and-bolts analysis of what it is really like to go into the legal profession, from start to finish, giving students considering a career in law a realistic overview of their potential legal careers.