Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, and manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.
- District Attorney
- Insurance Attorney
- Lawyer
- Lawyer, Admiralty
- Lawyer, Corporation
- Lawyer, Criminal
- Lawyer, Patent
- Lawyer, Probate
- Lawyer, Real Estate
- Tax Attorney
- Title Attorney
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- Act as agent, trustee, guardian, or executor for businesses or individuals.
- Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
- Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
- Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings.
- Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
- Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
- Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
- Help develop federal and state programs, draft and interpret laws and legislation, and establish enforcement procedures.
- Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
- Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.
- Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.
- Prepare and draft legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
- Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.
- Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
- Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation.
- Probate wills and represent and advise executors and administrators of estates.
- Represent clients in court or before government agencies.
- Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or establish ownership.
- Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges and question witnesses during the course of a trial.
- Study Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases.
- Supervise legal assistants.
- Work in environmental law, representing public interest groups, waste disposal companies, or construction firms in their dealings with state and federal agencies.
- advise clients or customers
- analyze data to discover facts in case
- analyze existing evidence or facts
- analyze legal questions
- apply court rules or strategy
- apply legal concepts to medical reports or documents
- communicate technical information
- compile evidence for court actions
- compile information for court cases
- conduct legal hearings
- conduct legal research
- confer with prosecuting attorney
- decide causes of legal action
- determine if evidence is sufficient to recommend prosecution
- direct collection, preparation, or handling of evidence
- direct serving of legal documents
- draft laws or legislation
- draw up agreements in accordance with laws
- examine data against legal precedents
- examine evidence to determine if it will support charges
- explain government laws or regulations
- file documents in court
- follow confidentiality procedures
- follow contract, property, or insurance laws
- follow copyright laws
- follow professional ethics principles in law practice
- follow rules of evidence procedures in legal setting
- follow tax laws or regulations
- identify laws or court decisions relevant to pending cases
- interpret laws or legislation
- interview crime witnesses or victims to obtain descriptive information
- make presentations
- obtain information from witnesses, attorneys, or litigants
- organize legal information or records
- participate in appeals hearings
- review civil rights laws
- search legal records
- teach college level courses
- understand legal terminology
- use administrative law
- use case logic or precedent
- use conflict resolution techniques
- use interviewing procedures
- use knowledge of environmental laws and regulations
- use knowledge of investigation techniques
- use knowledge of judicial system
- use knowledge of legal procedural rules
- use knowledge of relevant laws
- use library or online Internet research techniques
- use public speaking techniques
- use research methodology procedures in legal cases or issues
- write legal correspondence
- write legal documents
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