To Become a Lawyer.

 A lawyer will work for his own private practice or a firm, or he or she will work for the Government. A lawyer by definition is an Advocate or an advisor for his or her community. To get to that point of being a Lawyer one has to have a High School Diploma, after that depending upon the school and some countries have a three-year bachelor's Degree and here in the US, it takes about an average of 4 years to get a Bachelors Degree after that is a three year period of law school, once finished with that then one has to start preparing for the Bar Exam.

As a lawyer, one can defend his clients in a civil lawsuit or a criminal trial. One has to be nonbiased and regard everyone with the utmost respect. A lawyer's job is to defend his client whether he or she is guilty or not. All lawyers are not good, only a few are good. There are a huge amount of lawyers out there but to find a good lawyer one has to do his or her research diligently. One has to not just become a lawyer but be a Professional lawyer who focuses on his client's case and does the best job for him and it should not matter if the client paid him a penny or a million dollars to send him to the court of law. In short and sweet words a lawyer's job is to have his clients' demands and views presented in the court. 

 In an American Court, any individual can represent oneself. If an individual is represented by a lawyer then the lawyer will present his or her client's case with cross-examination of the witnesses to a trial judge or a jury where the jury or the judge applies the law of the land to reach a decision that would be put in the judgment for the final order of the case. In a Criminal Case, the people who cannot afford a lawyer are represented by a Court Appointed Lawyer by the State or Federal defender's offices.

To become a lawyer is hard work, dedication combined with many years in school. A lawyer's job is to fight for justice for his or her client. Lawyers are regarded as the officers of the court and are a key component of most of the courts.