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 Attorney
• An attorney is a person appointed
to act for another in business or
legal matters.
• an agent authorized to act in
legal capacity for a principal,
• qualified legal agent in the
courts of Common Law who
prepared the cases for a
barrister, who pleaded them
Why I want to be an attorney
• Most of the time when people want to
be an attorney is because they make
valid arguments.
• I feel that when I argue about
something its for a valid reason and
it makes sense
• If my arguments were based on
winning and loosing I would always
win because I always have back-up
information for my arguments
 Civil court
• Civil Courts decide on matters and
render judgments related to civil
actions.
• The main steps in a civil case in the
district courts are pleadings.
• They are also more like motions,
scheduling conference and order,
discovery, pretrial conference and
order, trial, and appeal.
 Attorneys pay
• Average Lawyer Pay vs. Other Best
Jobs. Lawyers earned an average
annual salary of $139,880
• in 2016, which is substantially more
than the salary of any other
occupation on our list of Best Social
Service Jobs.
• For example, paralegals earned an
average salary of $53,180 in 2016
 Contribution to society
• lawyers work to represent
individuals and corporations in
civil trials, and to promote justice
in criminal trials. They help people
in society fix their problems or
defend them on what they feel or
believe. The legal system affects
our society in a lot of different
ways.