... Demetria Jant English IV Ms. Hill May 9, 2016 My career was an important factor to me but to see if I had a compatible match with others careers I to a test to see. I took a test on O*NET and I turned out to I scored (27 in Artistic) ( 22 in Enterprising) (20 in Investigative). thus showing with Artistic that i'm more likely to work in a place where I’d be using my hands and imagination. For the enterprising showing that I’m capable Persuading and leading people. Making important life changing decisions and Taking risks for profits. My investigative skills were a few points less than my enterprising score, my ability to search for the truth solve some complex problems career field. The second test that was administered similar but different Enterprising was my highest score which was (12) which is in Enterprising my score in Realistic was (5), Investigative I scored an (4) my score for Artistic was a (6) but in Social I received a (9), for Conventional I received the lowest of many scored (4). The jobs that had came with theses positions were: Lawyer This job was my life choice and no matter what on both test it's always what i get recommended that im good for or i should do. Sheriff and deputy sheriff, I can see myself with this job but then again I can’t it’s not what i need this job...
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... August 12, 2012 As a kid, I remember wanting to be lawyer. I used to defend any kid that was being picked on in the neighborhood or if an argument breakout I was that kid that tried to resolve the issue. I couldn’t even tell you why I did. I remember my mom always telling me to be a lawyer while I grew up. Although, I followed in her footsteps and became a nurse deep down I wanted to be that lawyer. Now, one day I’m hoping it becomes a reality. The other day, a friend asked me why I wanted to be a lawyer, and I was a bit surprised by the question. I never really even asked myself that question. Why do I want to be lawyer? What kind of law should I practice? Talking to individuals in the field, it seems to be a process of give and take. The private sector, although lucrative, is time consuming. If I want to go that route, I will have a six figure salary and live well, but I doubt I would have time to enjoy it my first ten years. With first year associates needing to acquire anywhere from 1800-2100 billable hours a year, you’re looking at a 60-80 hour workweek. However, there are government and non-profit work that may be quite fulfilling but with the average salary I’ll be paying be student loans for a while. As a lawyer, I will look at both sides to every issue, as I do now as a nurse. For this issue, I look to combine both career paths. I want to be a part of that fast pace lifestyle as well as give my time and energy to help...
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...CAREER GUIDE TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION INDEX Page 1 THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA.......................2 2 THE LEGAL PROFESSION ...............................................................................5 3 THE ATTORNEYS’ PROFESSION...................................................................7 4 ADMISSION OF ATTORNEYS / SOLICITORS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ...........................................................................15 5 THE ADVOCATES' PROFESSION .................................................................19 6 THE LEGAL ADVISER ....................................................................................21 7 CAREERS OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ...................22 8. ANNEXURE ‘A’ ................................................................................................29 1. THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA The legal administration, i.e. those persons and institutions involved in the application and execution of the law and the judgments of the Court, is no less essential to the administration of justice than is the law, and is as much part of our legal heritage as the law itself.1 The legal administration in South Africa is comprised of: 1.1. The Courts: i) ii) iii) iv) v) vi) vii) viii) ix) x) xi) xii) xiii) xiv) Constitutional Court; Supreme Court of Appeal; High Court; Labour Appeal Court; Labour Court; Land Claims Court; Special...
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...other. Throughout my life this has been typical of every different circumstance that I encountered. I don’t just stick to one group of friends, I have many different friends that are nothing alike. In high school there are people that stick to just one click but I wasn’t one of them. I hung out with the nerds/geeks, preppy kids, jocks, rejects, etc. I got along with everyone and didn’t care which group of friends I hung out with on the weekend. I just went wherever I felt was going to be more fun for that night. I say this because it relates to many different aspects of my life. When I think about my career goals I could see myself doing many different things. I do things at the spur of the moment and my likes and dislikes change all the time. It is those reasons why I find it very hard to plan for my future. In this paper I will try to let you in on some of my career and life goals. Although I do not have everything figured out I do have certain goals that don’t necessarily pertain to a specific job title but can be related to a general field and general idea of where I want to be in the future. When I was in high school I didn’t apply myself like I should have. I honestly believe that I can do anything I set my mind to. Unfortunately in high school I put my mind to hanging out with friends and sports and didn’t leave much for my academics. Although I didn’t put myself in a position to succeed in high school I do believe that this helped me in the long run. I didn’t...
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...My Ideal Career My ideal career lies in the law field. I have not decided on one particular law career yet because I do not yet know enough about the different types of law, but the ones that I think do sound interesting are mediation, family law, and paralegal. A paralegal can work in any area of the law. They can work in family law, criminal law, etc, and also in the mediation field. What made you interested in the law in the first place? I think mediation sounds interesting because a mediator helps people settle their disputes outside the court room in a peaceful way. Mediators need to have excellent reasoning, problem-solving, and peace-making abilities (The Princeton Review, 2012). This appeals to me because I am more of a peaceful person and do not really like conflict or arguing, though I can stand my ground if I need to. According to the Princeton Review, a good mediator is honest, neutral, encouraging, listens well, and has excellent communication skills (The Princeton Review, 2012). I have all of these skills, especially the honest part, down well. In fact, my dad is always telling me I am too honest and I could never get away with doing anything wrong when I was little because I would always give myself away. hahaha Family law is interesting because I like the idea of helping families through the hard parts of life. Family court lawyers handle divorce, guardianship, prenuptial agreements, adoptions, parental rights, custody cases, and the financial and tax...
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...The Paralegal Profession Ruth Keith Everest University According to Paralegal Today (2011), a paralegal is “a person qualified by education, training, or work experience who is employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, corporation, governmental agency or other entity who performs specifically delegated substantive legal work, for which a lawyer is responsible” (p. 3). This paper will show the various duties of the paralegal. It will also prove what a valuable asset they are to the legal profession. Paralegals mostly work for law firms, government agencies, and corporate legal departments. They do a variety of tasks to support lawyers. They conduct legal research, draft documents, and organize and maintain files (Unknown, 2012). Interviewing clients, witnesses, and conduct legal investigations are also part of the job description. The specific tasks vary depending on the size of the office, the type of law the firm practices, and the amount of experience the paralegal has. Even though they gain a great deal of knowledge in the law, they are not authorized to give legal advice (Miller &Urisko, 2011). As a paralegal, I would like to find a position in a family law office. Working for an attorney who helps clients in either adoption proceedings or child custody cases would be the most intriguing for me. Knowing that I had a hand in helping a couple receive a child that they so desperately deserve, or removing a child from an abusive situation, would be...
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...Haoshun Guan English 96 Paper 1 9:30-11:15 Dream of Athlete In the essay “Delusions of Grandeur,” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. talks about the issue of young blacks and their aspirations of being a professional athlete. He argues that there are actually not have many successful black professional athletes, but there are many successful black doctors and lawyers. (COORD)In his argument, he puts most of the blame on schools; stating with that they don’t do enough job in encouraging young black children to pursue other careers beside the sports. Although schools are one of the reasons why black youths are perusing careers as professional athletes, there are also other factors that Gates, Jr. neglected to mention in his essay. By only singling out the schools and some unilateral information, he was not able to give us a strong enough argument. By neglecting to give us different factors or reasons to how black youths are being encouraged to pursue a career in professional sports more than other careers, his argument is nothing more than a letter of frustration black youths. As Gates, Jr. used a lot of examples on how black youths aren’t passing in their school courses, those example are not enough to show that encouragement toward sports is the main reason why they are failing. For example, Gates, Jr. stated that “A recent survey of the Philadelphia school system, for example, he stated that ‘more than half of all students in the third, fifth and eighth grades cannot perform...
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...Marybelle’s Career Profiler Results Name BCOM 275 October 9, 2014 Linda Torres-Kleinhans Marybelle’s Career Interest Profiler Results I am going to be an astronaut! I am going to be a doctor! I am going to be a teacher! As children, a lot of us would change our minds so many times of what we would like to be when we grow up. Now that we are grown up, there is still comes a time in life when we are a little lost; or is having a hard time figuring out the career path; or just need some validation. I myself needed a little help and at this time I’m still trying to figure it out. Upon enrolling in University of Phoenix, I took the Career Plan surveys to include the Career Interest Profiler. This is a pretty handy tool that could help people like me to figure out my next career path or the very least give some insights on my interests and suggested careers. In this paper, I am discussing my Career Interest Profiler results; weather the results fit my desired career path and why or why not; as well as tell you how I feel about the results. Results My Career Interest profiler results is as follows: [pic] This shows that I lean towards careers that are investigative, social, and conventional. The suggested careers are counselors, health practitioner, lawyers, judges, and educational trainer. Fitting of My Desired Career Path? I was in the military for 13 years as a soldier and a food inspector. I thought this career path was it. After the military...
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...Consumer Behavior 1 Consumer Behavior Consumer Behavior 2 Table of Contents 1. 2. Executive Summary:......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. List of potential different occupations. ............................. Error! Bookmark not defined. 3.. Conclusion ........................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. 4. References ...................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.1 Consumer Behavior 3 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to elaborate the factors which are considered by individuals before selecting an occupation. Choosing an occupation is indeed a major decision of everyone’s life and it does give a shape to where he would be heading in the course if time. The report begins with a list of various occupations which have been going since the human civilization started though it has indeed changed its form to a large extent. Amongst all the occupations mentioned, six are chosen which are quite different from each other and are quite prevalent in the society. After those different evaluation criteria which are used by the individual before selecting a job is made, and from all the possible factors, some important ones like income, job security, interest, skills, social status, risk and comfort are considered to be important. A decision matrix is prepared and three respondents are asked to give their...
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...Assignment – Career Interests Profiler and Competencies Discussion Jayme Bjorklund BCOM/275 Version 2 January 120, 2014 Doris Savron In order to be successful in a career, I must understand my strengths and weaknesses. Competency is defined as “being qualified to perform certain tasks”. Understanding my competencies in evaluating arguments will qualify me to build stronger arguments. I am pleased with my results after taking the Career Profiler questionnaire. My results reflect what I have been working towards. My career matches are financial specialist; lawyer, judge and related workers; librarian, curator and archivist; and supervisor of sales. I am aiming to go to law school upon completion of my bachelor’s degree, and this information has given me even more confidence that I am on the right path. Many of the strengths listed I already knew about myself, having this confirmed will give me the confidence to trust my instincts about myself and stop holding back. My strengths are delivering results, writing, goal focused, entrepreneurial thinking, organizing and innovating. I have always loved writing, and I already use this skill to my benefit. I have used my competencies to help me evaluate arguments. Before I get involved in any argument or discussion with someone, I make sure I know what I am talking about. By using my writing and innovative strengths, I research the topic and write down anything related to the same. By doing this, I am backing myself...
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...My Career Plan I have always wanted to work in the medical field; however, as I went to different open houses, school requirements and reviewed all I that was needed, I thought it was not possible. After doing the career assessments, it pretty much confirmed most of my career choices. My initial career choice was to be a Physical Therapist, a Lawyer, and then a Nurse, and finally a Teacher. I am still kind of undecided but the one thing I am sure about is I want to work from home. I currently work and go to school from home; it works for me especially with having two small children. Some of the competencies were very accurate and some I did not realize, or I was in denial about. The funny thing is I am very talkative and often talk to much; until it’s time to write a paper, make a speech or writing in the online classrooms for school and work. As much as I am the “go to” person in my family for information about any and everything, I get very shy when it comes to public speaking. I am very good with coping with pressure, adhering to values and/or being a team player; however, networking and sharing my thoughts are my biggest problem. I get nervous and have a hard time expressing my feelings. Which is one the most important factors with online school and work. One of my biggest problems is I have too much on my pate at a time. Once I slow down, pay more attention to the task at hand, and not taking on some much stuff at one time, I can better focus on work. I can relax...
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...Paper #3 Every child has their ideal career choice of what they want to be when they grow up. Their dreams and aspiration of what, and who they will become. Since I was eight I wanted to be a lawyer, although it wasn’t until a little later I decided on the type which is a district attorney. My first reason is I would like to be able to speak out for the people who are afraid and no longer can, also protect and make a difference in my community, lastly do what’s fair and right. Like other types of lawyers, district attorneys need to earn a law degree to become a licensed attorney in the state they wish to practice. In order to obtain a license a prospective attorney must pass the bar exam first. Some requirements must be fulfilled before receiving...
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...Confidentiality: Public Information Vanessa Martinez Kaplan University Part 1 Confidentiality: Public Information Any party of a legal team working on a case has the duty to remain silent when information about a case has been made public. “The Duty-is a personal promise made to each client” (Confidentiality Issue: Public Information) Thomas F. Goldman. Rule 1.6 of ABA model rules requires lawyers to keep any information received from a client private at all times, even if the case is made public. For instance, in the video Alesha reads a newspaper article aloud containing information to a case Judy is currently working on. Even though the case was public and Alesha read it aloud Judy was still not able to give any information to Alesha due to confidently laws that protect the client. Information made public can always be false, newspapers always want to create drama sometimes creating more of the situation when that is not the case. In the second scenario Judy did the right thing by telling Alesha she shouldn’t believe everything she reads and that it was not a good idea to talk about the case where there are so many people present. If incorrect information about a case has been made public, members of a legal team cannot correct this misinformation. If any person in a legal team decides to correct the information, it would be a violation of confidently and can result in serious consequences. Information that newspaper leaks or creates is to be ignored and attorneys are...
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...and life would be perfect as I rode off into the sunset with Prince Charming wearing my suit, and carrying a briefcase. Since then, I have learned law is much more complex than I ever imagined and the idea of a perfect career began to blur right before my eyes. I then decided a career as a paralegal was a better fit for me. I started the path to my career as a paralegal at Minnesota State University Moorhead, and even took an introductory course last fall. One day, my professor asked the class if we thought practicing law without a government issue licensed was considered the unauthorized practice of law. The class began a debate that took nearly the entire class period. It was that moment I became aware of the changes that lie ahead in the legal field before I get my degree. In the last year, a hot, new topic has starting being discussed in the legal field and has created controversy and difference in opinion amongst all fifty states. The controversy began when Washington legalized the limited practice of law to individuals without a government issued law degree. They give the title to those who have been granted permission to practice law despite lacking a government issued license, Limited Licensed Legal Technicians (LLLTs). Washington has allowed non-lawyers to practice law within the state focusing only on cases in Family Law after meeting requirements and being...
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...reputation of the United States Navy. This courtroom thriller stars Tom Cruise, Kevin Bacon, Cuba Gooding Jr, Demi Moore, and Jack Nicholson. Each actor plays a significant part for their character. The characters in A Few Good Men face moral dilemmas. Lt Kaffe is played by Tom Cruise; he is a young lawyer who has to defend two Marines who are accused of murder. The two marines are Downey, and Dawson, and the victim Santiago. It is discovered that the two marines practice something called Code Red. This is known as unofficial disciplinary measure. It is thought that if a member of the team slacks on his or her responsibilities, the other members will suffer also. In turn, the squad will make that person pay. The officers, Downey and Dawson are accused of murder. A cloth is found stuffed down Santiagos mouth. In turn Santiago suffocated. The suspect’s argument was that this was a direct command given. They were to initiate code red against another Marine. This marine was not living up to the strict agenda of the Marine Corporation. It was discovered that the one who ordered the code red was Colonel Jessup. This order was to be a secret. One attempt made to cover this up is discharge papers were produced falsely. The action of Colonel Jessup was a crime and unethical to the law, also the United States Marine Corps. One ethical issue in this movie is the unintentional murder by the two marines, and another is Colonel Jessup initiating a code red, and trying to cover it up....
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