Government & Law Jobs of Today By Mike Quinto

Lawyer There are two main types of lawyers. They are Barristers and Solicitors. Barristers are also called advocates or trial lawyers, handle civil and criminal law suits. In general barristers research legal precedents, gather evidence, advise clients and initiate legal actions and present a defense on behalf of a client or prosecute the case. Solicitors deal with the areas which generally do not require courtroom appearances. In general, solicitors act as advisors in legal transactions, draft documents and contracts, handle the transfer of property, administer estates, and incorporate companies.

Lawyers Cont. The salary is about 19,800 to 136,000 dollars a year! You need about 6 to eight years of post secondary training. Lawyers use computers in all kinds of ways. They use them to get track of clients, dates and usually just use them to take care of cases and research them. The annual growth of of lawyers is 3.3% to 3.9% growth per year!

Police Officers Control traffic, investigate crimes, and give first-aid at accident scenes. Work at city police departments, sheriff's offices, and state police departments. Common specializations in metropolitan police departments include patrol, traffic, chemical analysis, and handwriting or fingerprint identification. Sheriffs and deputy sheriffs enforce the law in rural areas and other places which do not have a local police department. State police, highway patrol, and state troopers patrol highways, aiding motorists, and issuing traffic citations to law-breaking motorists. Salaries in 1992 ranged from $18,400 to $51,00 for non- supervisory officers. Supervisors earned between $23,200 and $58,400. Urban police departments pay officers the most, but most departments offer salaries which increase with time on the force. Computers are used in Police jobs, in police cars. They check warrants, license plates and citations on people from their computers. The average growth rate of of cops depends on the rate of retirement of older cops.

Judges Apply the law to citizens and corporations across our country. Oversee legal processes in courts of law. Sentence convicted criminals. Are responsible for managing all those who work in the court room. Manage all paperwork required by the court. Most judges were previously employed as lawyers. Law degree is NOT required to hold a limited jurisdiction judgeship in 40 states. Graduate degrees generally required. Cannot directly apply for a judgeship. Federal judges are appointed for life by the President. State and local judges are usually elected. State and local judges serve from four to six years in limited jurisdiction position; fourteen years in an appellate court. Federal judges earned from $96,800 to $145,700 State judges earned from $62,500 to $121,207 per year. Paralegal education can vary from two months to four years. Certification is not required, but it increases job prospects. Some firms prefer to promote experienced legal secretaries, or new college grads, into paralegal positions, and then train them to their own specifications. Training and certification programs are found at both two- and four-year colleges, law schools, and business schools. An internship is the best way to receive on-the-job-training and a good shot at employment. Demands use of logic, written and oral communication, good research and investigation skills. Computers are used for judges in all different ways?

FBI Agents

FBI Agents Cont. Investigate violations of federal laws in connection with bank robberies, theft of government property, organized crime, espionage, sabotage, kidnapping, and terrorism. Agents with specialized training usually work on cases related to their background. (For example, agents with an accounting background may investigate crimes such as bank embezzlements or fraudulent bankruptcies and land deals.) Agents frequently testify in court about cases that they investigate. Special agents employed by the U.S. Department of Treasury work for the U.S. Customs Service; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; the U.S. Secret Service; and the Internal Revenue Service. Customs agents enforce laws which prevent the smuggling of goods across U.S. borders.

FBI Cont. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents might investigate suspected illegal sales of guns or the underpayment of taxes by a liquor or cigarette manufacturer. U.S. Secret Service agents protect the President, Vice President, and their immediate families, presidential candidates, ex-presidents, and foreign dignitaries visiting the United States. Also investigate counterfeiting, forgery of government checks or bonds, and the fraudulent use of credit cards. Internal Revenue Service special agents collect evidence against individuals and companies that are evading the payment of federal taxes. Salaries in 1992 ranged from $18,400 to $51,00 for non-supervisory officers. Supervisors earned between $23,200 and $58,400. Urban police departments pay officers the most, but most departments offer salaries which increase with time on the force. The growth of the agents also depends on the retirement of current agents.

Government & Law Summary Jobs in the Government and Law fields are becoming increasingly better and more hard to get. Police officers are becoming more and more open due to the fact that 158 police die a year in the line of duty. Younger and fresher lawyers and judges are needed in the ever growing field. Overall, there will be a lot of job openings in these fields. The growth of the field is near 5% a year and is a good field to get into.