Lawyer Research Project
Billy Lee
Positions Within a Law Firm
One of the main keys on how to deal with a law firm is to know who is who. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsiblities. The arrangement of a law firm depends on the jurisdiction in which they pratice. Sizes vary based on the amount of partnership is within a firm.
Structure of Law Firm
Attorneys manages the day to day operations of firm. They are held responsible in addition to maintain full time pratice. Partners also known as share holders are lawyers that are joint owners and operators of the law firm. There are Associates that control the law firms lawyers prospect of becomming partners. Of counsel is a group of attorneys who serve and are usually experienced senior lawyers who manages their own cases, usually working alone. Another worker in the firms are Summer Associates who are law students that intern with law firms. This is just a program that are used to recruit young talented lawyers into their law firms. This Associate is like a draft in other words.
Attorney and Clients
A litigation Attorney would conduct an initial investigation throughout the plaintiff's case to find possible evidence used against the defendant. Possible evidences could be witnesses or fingerprints. They represent plaintiffs and defendants in civil cases and manage phases. Overall the Attorney helps you get prepared for court and gets everything organized from top to bottom making sure you win.
Securities Law
The purpose of a Security Attorney is to represent their clients with respect to Stocks, Funds, Bonds, and other Financial Instruments. They also sometimes work with Tax lawyers to discuss the process of selling stocks and bonds. The Securities Law also help civil and criminal cases that a corporation would go through, such as fraud or theft. These Lawyers are all skilled in writing reading and understanding financial situations.
Speaker Information
The speakers that came in, dealt a lot with family's or individuals. They deal with cases that would meet the needs of a family. Not all attorneys represent clients to steal their money but they do it to help them. One of the speaker represented children so they could live in a safe environment. Another one made sure power of wills were met. Overall, all lawyers help to represent their clients based on the evidence and information given.