I want to be a lawyer, and I want to start off by going to DMACC for a start. After i’m done at DMACC I either want to attend Drake University or the University of Iowa for law school “No one has ever become poor by giving (Anne Frank).” I like this quote because Anne Frank is saying that you should give it’s not going to hurt you any but it is going to help the others more than you think. One way that I plan on giving back to the community is through various charities, but one is doing pro bono cases as a lawyer. I also want to volunteer at various places such as the ARL. Throughout my life I plan on doing as many charities and volunteering as I can to better the community. I plan on giving back to the community by taking pro bono cases when …show more content…
I will be doing this by taking as many pro bono cases as I can and also volunteering as much as I can. Some qualities that I believe that a good lawyer should have is good; judgement, communication, research skills, and people skills. I believe that I have all of these skills To be a good lawyer you really need to have good research skills and communication skills. I believe that I have good research and communication skills. You need these skills because when you're a lawyer you are doing a lot of speaking in front of people and researching a lot, so you have to have both of these skills. I also have good judgement and that is important because you don't want to represent someone that is guilty of what you are saying they are innocent of, you also have to have good judgement so you can determine whether or not someone has a case. Even though someone may not have some of these traits does not mean that they are a bad lawyer but some of these in order to a good lawyer you have to have good research and communication skills. Another skill that I have that will help me be a better lawyer is good people skills you need this so you can be able to communicate better with your client, witnesses, judge, or jury if you may need