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Supervising Attorney, New York Legal Assistance Group

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Twazi Lorna Zen is the supervising attorney for the New York Legal Assistance Group and mainly works with domestic violence cases. She stated that she does gives alot of legal advice to victims of domestic violence and advises about their options and legal rights when it comes to child custody and divorce. I found her job to be very interesting since it is such a noble field of law and helps make a differenve is these people lives in a major way. She expalined that she loves giving these victims independence and helping them throughout a hard situation. The challenges she spoke of was thestruggle to empower these people who have felt so powerless in the past. She also gave some advice that I found surpsing which was to not go to law school directly after graduating. Instead, she said to get a job in the field you are interested in and gain work experience. (How to Prepare, Supervising Attorney,0:00-0:44). The second piece advice she gave was to detremine early if you want to be a litigator as those skills are hard to learn later in your career. (How to Prepare, Supervising Attorney, 0:44-1:52). I found this video to be the most compelling and I could see myself doing something similar in the future.

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Mike Crimean is the Deputy City Attorney in Aurora, Colorado. He expalined that some of his duties as Deputy City Attorney include: drafting contracts, working with clients to draft policies, transactional work, and land use work. (Job Description, Deputy City Attorney, 0:11-1:58). He also goes on to say that he loves the variety in his job and how he is doing new things everday. (Loves and Challenges, Deputy City Attorney, 0:05-0:52). He gave advice on how to prepare for a career in law and said that he advises young law school students to major in what theyre interested in during undergrad and not just law related majors and also emphaszied the importance of critical thinking. (How to Prepare, Deputy City Attorney, 0:36-1:00)

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This video spoke about leadership skills and what it takes to be a good leader. There was alot of emphasis on listening to your people whom your are managing and workling to make their jobs easier as well as being able to take copnstructive criticism. I think this could apply to my career in law if I ever decide to open my own practice, in which I would be overseeing many employees over different cases.

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While searching for proffesional organzations pertaining to law I found the American Bar Association, which I recognized from my interview with Larry Sherman as he mentioned he was apart of this organization. On ABA website it is stated that "the ABA is committed to advancing the rule of law across the United States and beyond by providing practical resources for legal professionals, law school accreditation, model ethics codes and more.".

This would be a great organization for me to join if I decide to go into law as it promotes continuing legal education, benefits for lawyers, and overall advancing law.

https://www.americanbar.org/about_the_aba/affiliated_related_organizations/

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When starting WP3 I was disapointed and sort of anxious. As an undecided student the talk of careers and majors causes distress for me. I am often met with a judgmental look when I tell people I am undecided so therefore an entire project about majors and career paths did not sound ideal for me. I decided to research becoming a lawyer because I have always been very interested in being a lawyer but have been somewhat uncertain. After I did my interview with Larry Sherman and learned so much from someone in my chosen career path it became very evident as to why this project has been assigned. This project truly solidified in my mind that this is what I want to do with my future. I learned about what skills were needed, most of which I feel I attain, and I learned about what its like to be a lawyer day to day.

I also learned and refined my time-management skills. The size of this project and all the required components proved to be a project that would require more then one session of research and was not somethig I could crank out in one sitting. This project would need to be broken up and worked on in small chunks throughout the time period given to work on it. I do wish I would have realized this when it was first introduced as I became somewhat panicked when I first began.

Overall, I found this whole process to be very rewarding and educational. I am now thankful for this oppurtunity I was given to focus on this field and really ensure that this is the career for me.

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I am very interested in law and can see myself doing this as a career

Lawyer do not have to specialize in one field, although they can

The skills needed to become a lawyer include: knowing your audience, writting skills, critical thinking, public speaking skills, and being thouroguh with the information you are trying to convey

I like the writting componenet of law and need to work on my public speaking skills

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Jesse Hojnoski stated that "The culture of my profession is that of lifelong learning and embracing change." during the example interview in class. This stuck out to me as learning and embracing change is also apart of the culture of law, something that I find very appealing as I love to grow and learn more.

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Overall I found my interview with Mr. Sherman to be very informative. He helped me undertsand what writting and communication would look like in the field that I am interested as well as how much writting in involved. He also helped me realize that you do not have to specialize in one specialty of law, as he does a variety. This made law even more appealing to me because I find multiple fields of law interesting.

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What I learned About Being a Lawyer From Mr.Sherman

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What I learned About Being a Lawyer From Mr.Sherman

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During my interview with Mr. Sherman we discussed what writting looks like in the field of law. Sherman explained to me that writting as a lawyer looks very different depending on whom the intended audience is, for example writting to a judge or fellow lawyer would be written very formal where as a letter to a client would be less formal and written so that someone without education in law could understand the information. He also explained that writting must be very clear, concise, and direct.

Sherman also spoke about verbal communication in his career and how it was very similar to writting. There is a difference in how you would communicate depending on the audience. With a fellow laywer or professional there is a certain level of respect to be maintained despite the trial/disagreements taking place. Sherman called this standard of respect "disagree without being disagreeable". In comparison, speaking to a client is much less formal and Sherman compared it as a parent speaking to a child. He must explain what is going to happen and what is to be expected of the client in order to have the best possible outcome in a trial. He also said that you must know how tobe empathetic and respectful when talking to a victim as to not victimize them more.

Sherman told me about his professional organizations that he is in such as the state bar. He explained how the state bar advocates for continuing education throughout your career as law is "constantly evolving" and that its very important to keep up with research and stay up to date with the news in the legal world.

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West Bloomfield prosecuting attorney for the past 20 years, City Attorney and Cheif Legal Advisor in Madison Hieghts, Criminal Defense Attorney, and Principal in the private practice Sherman & Sherman.

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Brent Domann, Hildur Hanna, Timothy Innes, and Daryl Thompson are the subject librarians for law at MSU.

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"The Michigan State University Business & Law Association is an organization that brings together students with an interest in business and law at Michigan State University. The association serves as a platform for networking, professional development, and academic enrichment for its members. The association aims to foster a strong community among students interested in business and law by organizing various events, workshops, and speaker series throughout the academic year. These events often feature professionals from the business and legal industries who provide insights, advice, and share their experiences with the members." " (msu.campuslabs.com)

MSU has plenty of law-related clubs but this one I found most interesting since it is a club for buisness and law which is a field of law that I am interested in.

https://msu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/businessandlaw

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I chose MSU for college not only because of the encourage from my family that are hie-hard spartans, but also for the broad range of majors and oppurtunities there is here. I came to college unsure of who I want to be and what career path to follow. MSU has given me the oppurtunity to take new classes and explore careers and figure out who I want to be.

So far I love MSU and feel confident in my choice to come to school here. I love the broad range of classes and people.

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I decided to focus my research mainly on buisness and criminal law.

While on the MSU career services page I found that a common career path for those pursuing Business Law is to open a private practice or to work for a major firm where you would do things such as mergers and acquisitions, contracts, tax law, etc. I found opening a private practice very appealing and also appreciate all the aspects of business law.

I also looked into common career paths for those pursuing criminal law and found that the employers usually consist of law firms, district attorney offices, public defenders offices, and sole practitioners. I find criminal law extremely interesting, although I am more interested in the prosecution aspect and less so the defense.

The website also gave strategies for going to law school and becoming a lawyer, but the tip on taking public speaking courses in order to further develop speaking skills stuck out to me as I am not totally confident in my natural ability of public speaking. This is a skill I realize I should be developing now.

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This video spoke about the skill of critical thinking and how it can apply in a professional setting. It described critical thinking as the ability to question ideas and assumptions, to rely on reason and not emotion, and reflect and think independently. These descriptions reflect alot of skills that a lawyer needs and infact a law student was one of the people speaking during the video. One of the speaker also expalined that there if different things you can do to strangthen you critical thinking skills such as reading more, playing brain games, and taking time for reflection (Soft Skills: Critical thinking, 2:10-2:40)

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As a student who is currently enrolled with an undecided major I am very aware of the fact that I soon will need to pick a major. I have a big interest in law but am unsure as to what field of law.

The majors I am considering are: Business, Political Science, and Pre-law

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I am a goal-oriented person, my goals are what motivates me.

My long term goals are overall to be successful, I want to be succesful in a respected career, succesful in having and taking care of a family, and sucessful in following in my fathers footsteps and having my own buisness.

My short-term goals too are about being succesful. I want to suceed in school and maintain good grades, I would also like to decide what major is fitting for me.

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I am Jamie Kemp and I am a freshman at MSU. I am currently undecided on my major and have an interest in law, because of this interest I decided to delve deeper into the field and learn if it is suiting to me, my goals, and my interests. I focused on two fields of law: business and criminal law since I find myself interested in both.