Attorney,
lawyer, solicitor, advocate, barrister or counsel - different names but same
profession and similar personality traits as well. A person whose profession is to give legal advice
and assistance to clients and represent them in court or in other legal
matters. In different countries they are called by various names. Clients demonstrate full trust in them and
reveal all of their ins and outs to make their case stronger. An attorney's
tasks as a spokesperson of clients, a representative of the legal system, and a
public citizen are usually melodious. On the other hand conflicting responsibilities are also often encountered
when there is a clash between lawyer's responsibility to a client and the
lawyer's own sense of personal honour, including responsibility to society and
the legal profession.
"If there were no bad
people there would be no good lawyers" [Charles Dickens The Old Curiosity Shop]
"I'm trusting in the
Lord and a good lawyer"
[Oliver North]
"I don't want a lawyer
to tell me what I cannot do; I hire him to tell me how to do what I want to
do" [J. Pierpoint
Morgan]
"A lawyer with his
briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns" [Mario Puzo The
Godfather]
Attorneys
possess very unique characteristics and it’s really hard to relate them to an
alternative profession. They are very
task oriented and speak their mind and are often seen as the most argumentative
personalities on the planet. Very high scorers on knowledge, they value
education and take pleasure in academic activities. Attorneys are resistant to
authority and sceptical of others. Wanting perfection in whatever they do, they
normally become overly critical and tensed (excited) even on the misplacements
of commas in a document. When it comes to lifestyle they prefer environments that are stylish,
entertaining, and flexible.
It
is very tough to think of a society where there are no attorneys because Law is
the system of rules of conduct recognized by the government of a
society to correct wrongs, uphold the solidity of political and social
authority, and deliver justice.
Attorneys are the ambassadors of the legal system of any country and are
experts in the way their country’s rules and government operate. If there were
no attorneys, I think, there would not be any law because they are the actual
caretaker of a country’s law and order. A common man does not know much about
the laws and in the absence of proper guidance laws might be violated. In other
words every citizen need a representative not only to get him justice but in
every phase of life.
After
discussing this with many attorneys and even those who are not into profession
I reached a conclusion that most of them could not think themselves beyond this
line of work. I know most of the readers
of this post would be attorneys and would really like to see their opinion if
they ever thought of this. I am sure even those who complain about the
profession never wish to think beyond law as the line of work.
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