Job Survey: Attorney

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Location: Houston, TX Experience: Entry-level Highest Level of Education: JD or LLM

Job Responsibilities Client management 8hrs/week; Legal research and writing 35hrs/week. Job Requirements JD from Tulane University; high quality overall, although I don't know how Hurricane Katrina has affected it. Passed Bar exam and then networked for clients. Uppers Solving people's problems; meeting new people. Downers Rote nature of much of the work. You don't get to pick and choose your clients early on. Lifestyle 45-65 hours a week; occasional travel. Compensation ~$36,000/year. Advice to Jobseekers Make certain that you have a true passion for the law if you would seek to become a lawyer. If you are just doing it for the money, you will burn out. This Attorney career survey is just one of 1000s of exclusive career surveys available on Vault. Find out what it's actually like on the job with Vault's job surveys. Read all Vault Career Surveys for the inside scoop on specific jobs Read Vault Employee Surveys for the inside scoop on specific employers Read Vault Student/Alumni Surveys for the inside scoop on colleges and grad schools