Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, and manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.

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• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
• Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
• Present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
• Evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments in preparation for presentation of cases.
• Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
• Represent clients in court or before government agencies.
• Examine legal data to determine advisability of defending or prosecuting lawsuit.
• Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges and question witnesses during the course of a trial.
• Present evidence to defend clients or prosecute defendants in criminal or civil litigation.
• Study Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases.
• Prepare and draft legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
• Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.
• Negotiate settlements of civil disputes.
• Confer with colleagues with specialties in appropriate areas of legal issue to establish and verify bases for legal proceedings.
• Search for and examine public and other legal records to write opinions or establish ownership.
• Supervise legal assistants.
• Perform administrative and management functions related to the practice of law.
• Act as agent, trustee, guardian, or executor for businesses or individuals.
• Probate wills and represent and advise executors and administrators of estates.
• Help develop federal and state programs, draft and interpret laws and legislation, and establish enforcement procedures.
• Work in environmental law, representing public interest groups, waste disposal companies, or construction firms in their dealings with state and federal agencies.

• Compact disk players or recorders
• Scanners
• Desktop computers
• Photocopiers
• Digital video disk players or recorders
• Notebook computers
• Liquid crystal display projector
• Optical character recognition systems
• Overhead projectors
• Personal computers
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
• Flash memory storage devices

Project management software

Office suite software

Accounting software

Time accounting software

Word processing software

Presentation software

Calendar and scheduling software

Spreadsheet software

Content workflow software

Document management software

Data base management system software

Data base user interface and query software

Information retrieval or search software

Analytical or scientific software

Internet browser software

Electronic mail software