Adocate
Current• Conducts criminal and civil lawsuits• Draws up legal documents• Advises clients as to legal rights• Practices other phases of law:o Gathers evidence in divorce, civil, criminal, and other cases to formulate defense or to initiate legal actiono Conducts research, interviews clients and witnesses, and handles other details in preparation for trial• Prepares legal briefs, develops strategy, arguments, and testimony in preparation for presentation of case• Represents client in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government• Interprets laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses• May draft wills, trusts, transfer of assets, gifts, and other documents• May advise corporate clients concerning transactions of business involving internal affairs, stockholders, directors, officers, and corporate relations with general public• May prepare business contracts, pay taxes, settle labor disputes, and administer other legal matter• May teach college courses in law• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses• Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents• Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases• 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• Argue motions, meet with judges and question witnesses during the course of a trial• Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation• Prepare and draft legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts