Q: I am a high school student looking for some information about your career considering I was thinking about going into
my questions are about divorce lawyers and they are:
1) What benefits do you recieve?
2) What kind of salary did you get starting off?
3) What are your working conditions like?
4) What hours do you work?
5) Are there any advancement opportunities?
6) What kind of training did you have to do? Was there any at the office when you started out or do you have to start off as an intern?
7) Was there any requirements when you first started out such as living radius, experience, etc? (in general)
8) Was there anything that could disqualify you at your work? (in general).
If you could answer any of these questions, again I would really appreciate it. I'm not asking you to be to spe
A: I have my own law firm so I am not on a salary and the advancement is dictated by what I will and won't do. My hours are basically a 40 hour week although sometimes more or less depending upon what I am working on and deadlines to complete work. I am a Probate and Family Law attorney and I also litigate contested matters so I interact with the public and the Court system. Income can be uneven and that is a caution for anyone going into their own business. You may want to try working for a governmental agency or a corporation if a steady check is important. large law firms also have billing requirements that can entail longer hours than 40-50 per week although the pay is better if you do not make partner or are in a junior track you can be let go after working there for 5 to 7 years. No good answer for you.
A:
If you're thinking about going into the legal field and want to learn more, you could contact law offices in your area and ask if you could come in for a few hours a week as an intern and handle filing, research, and other paperwork. That could give you some additional insight.
Tim Akpinar
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