Question:
i need someone to help me put this in my "own words" (:?
Tracy
2008-11-18 09:27:41 UTC
The legal system affects nearly every aspect of our society, from buying a home to crossing the street. Lawyers form the backbone of this system, linking it to society in numerous ways. They hold positions of great responsibility and are obligated to adhere to a strict code of ethics.

Lawyers, also called attorneys, act as both advocates and advisors in our society. As advocates, they represent one of the parties in criminal and civil trials by presenting evidence and arguing in court to support their client. As advisors, lawyers counsel their clients about their legal rights and obligations and suggest particular courses of action in business and personal matters. Whether acting as an advocate or an advisor, all attorneys research the intent of laws and judicial decisions and apply the law to the specific circumstances faced by their clients.

The more detailed aspects of a lawyer’s job depend upon his or her field of specialization and position. Although all lawyers are licensed to represent parties in court, some appear in court more frequently than others. Trial lawyers, who specialize in trial work, must be able to think quickly and speak with ease and authority. In addition, familiarity with courtroom rules and strategy is particularly important in trial work. Still, trial lawyers spend the majority of their time outside the courtroom, conducting research, interviewing clients and witnesses, and handling other details in preparation for a trial.

Lawyers may specialize in a number of areas, such as bankruptcy, probate, international, elder, or environmental law. Those specializing in environmental law, for example, may represent interest groups, waste disposal companies, or construction firms in their dealings with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal and State agencies. These lawyers help clients prepare and file for licenses and applications for approval before certain activities may occur. Some lawyers specialize in the growing field of intellectual property, helping to protect clients’ claims to copyrights, artwork under contract, product designs, and computer programs. Other lawyers advise insurance companies about the legality of insurance transactions, guiding the company in writing insurance policies to conform to the law and to protect the companies from unwarranted claims. When claims are filed against insurance companies, these attorneys review the claims and represent the companies in court.

Most lawyers are in private practice, concentrating on criminal or civil law. In criminal law, lawyers represent individuals who have been charged with crimes and argue their cases in courts of law. Attorneys dealing with civil law assist clients with litigation, wills, trusts, contracts, mortgages, titles, and leases. Other lawyers handle only public-interest cases—civil or criminal—concentrating on particular causes and choosing cases that might have an impact on the way law is applied. Lawyers are sometimes employed full time by a single client. If the client is a corporation, the lawyer is known as “house counsel” and usually advises the company concerning legal issues related to its business activities. These issues might involve patents, government regulations, contracts with other companies, property interests, or collective bargaining agreements with unions.

A significant number of attorneys are employed at the various levels of government. Some work for State attorneys general, prosecutors, and public defenders in criminal courts. At the Federal level, attorneys investigate cases for the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies. Government lawyers also help develop programs, draft and interpret laws and legislation, establish enforcement procedures, and argue civil and criminal cases on behalf of the government.

Other lawyers work for legal aid societies—private, nonprofit organizations established to serve disadvantaged people. These lawyers generally handle civil, rather than criminal, cases.

Lawyers increasingly use various forms of technology to perform more efficiently. Although all lawyers continue to use law libraries to prepare cases, most supplement conventional printed sources with computer sources, such as the Internet and legal databases. Software is used to search this legal literature automatically and to identify legal texts relevant to a specific case. In litigation involving many supporting documents, lawyers may use computers to organize and index material. Lawyers must be geographically mobile and able to reach their clients in a timely matter, so they might use electronic filing, web and videoconferencing, and voice-recognition technology to share information more effectively.




10 points to the first use-able answer (:
thanks in advance*
Four answers:
patticharron
2008-11-18 09:35:47 UTC
There is a bit in an episode of "Arrested Development" where Ma-be asks her uncle for help writing an essay on "The Old Man and The Sea." He says he is glad to help. She hands him the book and says, "Well then read this, write the essay and remember it has to be in MY OWN WORDS and let's put a four-syllable limit on it."



The point here is that YOU read this material and then write what you learned is such a way that there is evidence that it sunk in.



How would you suggest that WE write this in YOUR OWN WORDS?
bushong
2016-09-12 03:31:01 UTC
Paul,and many others have been stimulated by means of God, so what they are saying is truthfully God's phrases, simply written by means of persons. two Tim. three: sixteen says "all scripture is given by means of proposal of God and is beneficial for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for guide in righteousness". The bible solutions all its questions. And no preacher at present can simply rise up and upload whatever to the Bible on the grounds that Revelations 22:18 says "For I testify unto each and every guy that hears the phrases of the prophecy of this booklet, If any guy shall upload unto those matters, God shall upload unto him the plagues which can be written on this booklet"
anonymous
2008-11-18 09:36:12 UTC
Well if you got help this way wouldn't it then be in my words or someone else words. If you want something in your own words YOU have to do it.



Best of Luck
stasi
2014-11-07 15:14:27 UTC
thanks


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