1. My career power point project by Mateusz Popiel

2. Great lawyers in history  Girolamo Archinto  Jules Favre  Mohandas K. Gandhi  Valerius Petronianus  Yochai Benkler  Raúl Alfonsín  Fernando de la Rúa  Santiago Derqui  Jules Claude Gabriel Favre  Robert Garran  Jorge B. Vargas  Lawrence Lessig  Carlos Menem  Carlos Ruckauf

3. Famous people after law  George W. Bush – current US president (Yale)  Bill Clinton – former US president (Yale)  Hillary Clinton – former First Lady, front runner president candidate (Yale)  Jaroslaw and Lech Kaczynski – former Polish Prime Minister and current Polish President (Warsaw U)  Thurgood Marshall (U Maryland)  Rudolph Giuliani (NY U in Manhattan)  Robert F. Kennedy – one of younger brother of JFK (Harvard)  David Stern - current commissioner of the NBA (Columbia)

4. Salary  The average salaries for lawyer in United States is $ 64,000 per year

5. Best law schools  Yale U  Harvard U  Stanford U  New York U  Columbia U  U Pennsylvania  UC Berkeley  U Michigan – Ann Arbor  Duke U  U Virginia

6. “Lawyer” in foreign languages  Polish : prawnik  English: lawyer  Croatian: odvjetnik  Danish: advokat  Greek: δικηγόρος  Spanish: abogado  Icelandic: málfærslumaður  Hebraic: אַדוואָקאַטאַדוואָקאַט  Latein: advocatus  German: Anwalt  Russian: адвокат  Hungarian: ügyvéd

7. Descriptions of job, and activities  Conducts criminal and civil lawsuits, draws up legal documents, advises clients as to legal rights, and practices other phases of law: Gathers evidence in divorce, civil, criminal, and other cases to formulate defense or to initiate legal action  Conducts research, interviews clients and witnesses, and handles other details in preparation for trial  Prepares legal briefs, develops strategy, arguments, and testimony in preparation for presentation of case  Files brief with court clerk. Represents client in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government. Interprets laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses  May confer with colleagues with specialty in area of lawsuit to establish and verify basis for legal proceedings

8. Descriptions of job, and activities  May act as trustee, guardian, or executor. May draft wills, trusts, transfer of assets, gifts, and other documents  May advise corporate clients concerning transactions of business involving internal affairs, stockholders, directors, officers, and corporate relations with general public  May supervise and coordinate activities of subordinate legal personnel  May prepare business contracts, pay taxes, settle labor disputes, and administer other legal matters  May teach college courses in law  May specialize in specific phase of law

9. Education, practice, preparation to become a lawyer  There are no prerequisites that need to be taken before attending law school. However, there are a number of classes that would be beneficial  Law school involves a tremendous amount of reading, writing, critical thinking, and analysis  Generally, these courses are in the Humanities (English, history, etc.)  It’s also recommended to take philosophy courses in High school if it’s possible  Formal requirements to become a lawyer generally include a 4- year college degree, 3 years of law school, and passing a written bar examination; however, some requirements may vary by State  Training in the courts of any State or other jurisdiction  In USA training for this job year is from 1 year to 3,5 year, in Poland it’s called lawyer application, after that there is a test over it

10. Lawyer cartoons

11. Lawyer as volunteer

12. American lawyers

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