Picking A Career? 3 Reasons Law May Be The Perfect Fit For You

Originally published by Robert Kraft.

 Everyone has careers they are best suited for, and for you, perhaps it’s the legal profession. There are many good reasons to pursue a career in law, so if you’re still undecided or aren’t sure, read on to see why it may in fact be the perfect fit.

1. There Are Many Areas Of Law

Few other careers offer as many options of specialization as law, so there is bound to be an area of law that truly interests you. Legal professionals, like those at Legal Action Workshop, work in just about every industry, from private corporations to small and large law firms to non-profits and governmental bodies. Some areas of law include family law, criminal law, environmental law, copyright law, real estate law and health law, among others. For example, family law deals with matters such as wills, divorces and adoptions. Criminal justice lawyers spend most of their time on criminal cases while personal injury lawyers argue civil cases. So no matter your interest, it can be applied to law.

2. You’re A Good Writer, Researcher And Debater

If you’ve always enjoyed and are particularly skilled at reading, writing, researching and crafting an argument, those are all skills that will serve you very well in the legal profession. Lawyers must be able to think critically and do research to best prepare to represent their clients in court or answer their legal questions. Law is a profession that offers true intellectual challenges on a regular basis, so if you like a challenge and hate to be bored, law might be the field for you.

3. You Want To Make A Difference

Legal professionals, whatever their area of specialization, all play a role in changing lives. Your job is to argue a client’s case and get the best possible outcome for them, whether they suffered a workplace injury or their copyrighted work was stolen from them. Your role as an information giver is also not to be underestimated: for example, your legal advice (which only lawyers are permitted to give out) could help someone set up a business properly so they will not run into issues down the road that might force them to close or suffer financial hardship. The legal profession changes people’s lives every single day, whether in big or small ways.

Despite the typical lawyer joke, the legal profession has long had a history as a distinguished and noble profession, and there are a number of good reasons to choose it, including, but not limited to, the reasons listed above. So if this sounds appealing to you, a long and successful career in law might be right around the corner.

Author Bio: Emma Sturgis is a freelance writer living in Boston, MA. When not writing, she enjoys reading and indoor rock climbing. Find her on Google +

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