Career Project Jacob Hewgley 1. Name of your career. Defense Attorney 2. Name the college degree(s) you must have (or could be helpful to have) to achieve this career goal. The required college and law school education usually takes 7 years of full-time study after high school-4 years of undergraduate study, followed by 3 years of law school. Law school applicants must have a bachelor's degree to qualify for admission 3. How many years of college does it take to earn the degree(s)? 7 years of full-time study after high school-4 years of undergraduate study, followed by 3 years of law school 4. Name 3 colleges you could attend locally to achieve or begin to achieve this career goal? (Include the college’s web addresses)U.G.A. (http://www.uga.edu/ ), Emory University School of Law http://www.law.emory.edu/,Georgia State University College of Law (http://law.gsu.edu/ ) 5. What training must you obtain to be able to begin this career (police academy, etc)? 3 years of law school and maybe some internship. 6. How many hours/weeks of this training are required as a minimum? 3 years of law school and internship depends on the boss. 7. Name three local academies you could go to and how many hours/weeks each requires for graduation. Georgia State University College of Law, Emory University School of Law, and U.G.A. (3 years) Include the possible cost of attending and entry requirements. $14,448 If your career is federal (FBI, US Marshal), find the federal academy you must attend and give its requirements for entry and graduation. 8. Name 5 activities of interest to you that someone in this career does on a regular basis. Arguing, lying, make a lot of money, live wherever you want, and dealing with criminal work. 9. Name 5 things about this career you don’t think you would like. Dressing up, reading, arguing with stubborn people, letting the “bad guys” go free, and carrying a brief case. 10. Name 5 critical skills you need to be successful in this career. A good “Pokerface”, be able to lie easily, good reader, sneakiness, and smart. 11. Which skill do you believe is the MOST important? Why? You need to have a good “Pokerface” because you don’t want people knowing when you are lying. 12. What type of training/degrees must you obtain to “move up the ladder” in this career (promotions etc.)?high school deploma, bachelor’s degree, and a degree in law 13. Name 3 traits you have that would make this career a good fit for you. I lie good, I love arguing, and I’m dedicated. 14. What is the average annual pay for a career like this? Translate that to hourly pay. $65.20 per hour 15. How can you move up the pay scale in this career? You can go independent and move to a big city. 16. What type of hours will you have to work? Would there be any travel involved? You work whenever you get a case and for how long it takes to come up with the solution. Travel most likely not envolved. 17. Is this career one that is growing in the U.S.? Not particularly 18. Name 3 careers that go hand-in-hand with the one you have selected. A judge, Legal Secretary, or a Detective. Summary: Based on what you discovered about this career, is it still one you think you would like to pursue? Why did you answer this way and what do you expect to get out of this career? (Answer should be 2 or more paragraphs long) Yes, this is a career I would like to pursue. I think it would be a job that would make me excited to get out of bed in the mornings. Also it is a very well paying job. This career would be perfect for me. Because I like all the things they deal with on a regular basis. I will pursue this career after college and law school. Bibliography **http://www.careercruising.com/Default.aspx** **http://www.gcic.peachnet.edu/**
Career Project
Jacob Hewgley
1. Name of your career. Defense Attorney
2. Name the college degree(s) you must have (or could be helpful to have) to achieve this career goal. The required college and law school education usually takes 7 years of full-time study after high school-4 years of undergraduate study, followed by 3 years of law school. Law school applicants must have a bachelor's degree to qualify for admission
3. How many years of college does it take to earn the degree(s)? 7 years of full-time study after high school-4 years of undergraduate study, followed by 3 years of law school
4. Name 3 colleges you could attend locally to achieve or begin to achieve this career goal? (Include the college’s web addresses) U.G.A. (http://www.uga.edu/ ), Emory University School of Law http://www.law.emory.edu/,Georgia State University College of Law (http://law.gsu.edu/ )
5. What training must you obtain to be able to begin this career (police academy, etc)? 3 years of law school and maybe some internship.
6. How many hours/weeks of this training are required as a minimum? 3 years of law school and internship depends on the boss.
7. Name three local academies you could go to and how many hours/weeks each requires for graduation. Georgia State University College of Law, Emory University School of Law, and U.G.A. (3 years)
Include the possible cost of attending and entry requirements. $14,448
If your career is federal (FBI, US Marshal), find the federal academy you must attend and give its requirements for entry and graduation.
8. Name 5 activities of interest to you that someone in this career does on a regular basis. Arguing, lying, make a lot of money, live wherever you want, and dealing with criminal work.
9. Name 5 things about this career you don’t think you would like. Dressing up, reading, arguing with stubborn people, letting the “bad guys” go free, and carrying a brief case.
10. Name 5 critical skills you need to be successful in this career. A good “Pokerface”, be able to lie easily, good reader, sneakiness, and smart.
11. Which skill do you believe is the MOST important? Why? You need to have a good “Pokerface” because you don’t want people knowing when you are lying.
12. What type of training/degrees must you obtain to “move up the ladder” in this career (promotions etc.)?high school deploma, bachelor’s degree, and a degree in law
13. Name 3 traits you have that would make this career a good fit for you. I lie good, I love arguing, and I’m dedicated.
14. What is the average annual pay for a career like this? Translate that to hourly pay. $65.20 per hour
15. How can you move up the pay scale in this career? You can go independent and move to a big city.
16. What type of hours will you have to work? Would there be any travel involved? You work whenever you get a case and for how long it takes to come up with the solution. Travel most likely not envolved.
17. Is this career one that is growing in the U.S.? Not particularly
18. Name 3 careers that go hand-in-hand with the one you have selected. A judge, Legal Secretary, or a Detective.
Summary: Based on what you discovered about this career, is it still one you think you would like to pursue? Why did you answer this way and what do you expect to get out of this career? (Answer should be 2 or more paragraphs long)
Yes, this is a career I would like to pursue. I think it would be a job that would make me excited to get out of bed in the mornings. Also it is a very well paying job. This career would be perfect for me. Because I like all the things they deal with on a regular basis. I will pursue this career after college and law school.
Bibliography
**http://www.careercruising.com/Default.aspx**
**http://www.gcic.peachnet.edu/**