Types of Lawyers

Studying law is an exciting and at times stressful degree. There are many fields of law to practice in once you have graduated. Some lawyers decide to just do general law work and they will see a variety of cases. They might include criminal law, divorce or environmental law work. Others decide to specialize in a specific area of law and do quite well. Whether you choose education law like Morgan Chu elected to Harvard Board of Overseers, or you choose to go another route there are many wonderful options out there for you.

One example is environmental law. This includes work that deals with businesses and their regulations to protect the environment around them. It also includes working on regulations that help protect the land and environment everywhere. Work that you might see includes bringing to a businesses recognition what their practices and procedures do to the world around them. You may have to come up against big companies that do not always practice proper regulations. There are several great firms you could work with such as Woods Rogers PLC or Kochar & Co.

Another type of lawyer you may consider being is health care law. This area of law will deal with all sorts of medical issues that might arise. Medical malpractice, state and federal regulations and licenses are just a few of the conflicts you may see. Medical malpractice suits take place when a patient feels that there was negligence or a misdiagnosis with their physician. There are many of these cases out there unfortunately. You will find many great firms to take a look at when you are dealing with this type of law. A few of them include Covington and Burling LLP and Garfunkel Wild P.C. You will find all sorts of cases that come through when you work in health care law.

One major type you think of when you think of lawyers is criminal law. This is when the government prosecutes someone who has committed a crime. Those who practice criminal law may see cases dealing in fraud, murder, abuse and all sorts of criminal cases. You can practice as a public defender or work with the offices that prosecute. Examples of those who work in this area of law would be your district attorney's office or the public defenders office.

There are many avenues you can take with your law career when you graduate. You can choose to work with general law in all sorts of areas or you can specialize in one particular area of interest. Either way this is one career that will continue to be needed as there's always something going on.