Lawyers require a high school diploma, college degree, and three years of law school. Their average salary in Maryland is $124,750 per year. Lawyers protect peoples' rights in court or before a government agency. There are two types of lawyers - advocates represent clients in court and police stations. Successful lawyers need skills like reading comprehension, writing, leadership, critical thinking, and judgment. Louis Langer was known for helping the poor using reading, analytical reasoning, and logic. To be successful, lawyers need client satisfaction rather than just money. The document reflects on skills needed to be a lawyer or successful student.

1. LAWYERS By: Caitlyn Burmester

2. EDUCATION High school diploma College degree Three years of law school

3. SALARY The salary is 50,200 to 1,000,000+ dollars yearly. The average salary in Maryland is 124,750 yearly.

4. WHAT DO LAWYERS DO? Lawyers protect peoples rights before a judge, jury, or a government agency. There are two types of lawyers. The one I would like to be is an advocate, advocates are people who go out to court and police stations to protect peoples rights.

5. THE SCANS SKILLS NEEDED Reading comprehension Writing Leadership Critical/Active thinking Judgment/ Decision making

6. Louis Langer The lawyer I looked up was known for helping the poor. He used these SCANS skills: reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logic. He has helped me realize that success is not the amount of money you bring home but the satisfaction of the client.

7. REKLECTION To be successful in this career you need to have satisfaction of the client. The possibility that I may select this career is high because I have most of the same SCANS skills that a lawyer needs. The SCANS skills can help me be a successful student because you can use the skills like writing, and leadership to be a successful student.

8. REFLECTION This project has helped me to know what I need to do to be successful and to think about my future because it really made me think about what I would like to do in my life. This project has made me more aware of writing skills.

9. REFLECTION This project has made me think in new ways about character trait, skills, success, and careers in many ways. One is to get this project completed.

10. INTRESTING FACTS 27 percent of lawyers are self employed. In every nineteen residents in Washington DC there is one lawyer.

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