5. How should I be admitted to the bar?
6. What income may I reasonably expect to earn if I am successful in practice?
7. What are some other rewards to a lawyer in addition to the earnings from practice?
8. How many years would it take me to establish myself in practice?
9. How great a need is there for lawyers?
10. How much will it cost me to get an education suitable for the practice of law?
What Kind of Work Should I Have to do as a Lawyer?
“The work of the law is to establish rights, satisfy claims, protect the innocent against wrongdoers, secure convictions for the guilty, and to maintain a cause in the face of all forms of opposition and misrepresentation.”[35]
[35] The Law as a Vocation, p. 68, Vocation Bureau, Boston, Mass.
The profession of law, therefore, is a profession of action rather than inaction, of fighting for a cause. In this fight the lawyer finds his work in two rather distinct fields, office practice and court practice. Office practice again subdivides itself into practice of a public nature and practice of a private nature. Office practice of a private nature consists very largely in the examination of titles to property, the drafting of legal papers, such as deeds and contracts, the acting as trustee or guardian, the collection of accounts, and the giving of general legal advice. In the office practice of a public nature, the lawyer acts as public administrator, referee in bankruptcy proceedings, auditor of public accounts, etc.