5.2.2 Legal Trades

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​Intro to Trades
Lesson 5.2.2 Legal Trades

​Lesson Objectives:

• name the trade careers within the legal system

• determine how to obtain a trade career within the legal system

Vocabulary: 

court reporter, paralegal

​The Legal Process

Step 1

Person X is charged with a crime and is called to court for a hearing.

Step 2

Person X hires a lawyer to represent them and help defend them in court.

Step 3

Their lawyer gathers evidence and builds a case to prepare for court.

Step 4

The lawyer is present in court to defend Person X against the prosecutor.

Step 5

A judge determines if that Person X is guilty or not and determines sentencing or a fine.

Occupation Profile for Lawyers | CareerOneStop

Engage!
What does it take to become a lawyer?

​The steps to becoming a lawyer are as follows: 

1. Obtain a bachelor's degree

2. Apply for law school

3. Complete law school for a master's degree

4. Pass the bar exam

5. Obtain licensure to practice law

It is a long process that requires time, money and effort...so what are some other options?!

Paralegals

The team that works around lawyers to help prepare a defense will often include a paralegal. A paralegal conducts research to assist lawyers in preparing for court proceedings. Paralegals need to be very detail-oriented. They may get tasks to carefully comb through documents to find the details that can win the court case.

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More than just Lawyers...Legal Trades...

Paralegals and Legal Assistants Career Video | CareerOneStop

Multiple Select

According to the video, which two of the following sentences are true about paralegals?

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  Paralegals never go on trial preparation of legal trips.

• 
  Paralegals stay up to date on regulations to provide current information.

• Paralegals help lawyers prepare for hearings and trials.

• 
  Paralegals work only for law firms.

Compare & Contrast

Paralegal vs a Lawyer

Learning how to type on a stenotype machine takes a lot of knowledge and practice to get this skill down.

Those who use a stenotype machine in a courtroom are called court reporters. A court reporter learns to use a stenotype machine to transcribe court proceedings verbatim for court records and the impaired.

Court reporters learn the skill by attending a vocational school and obtaining a state license.

Court Reporters

Occupation Profile for Court Reporters | CareerOneStop

Multiple Choice

Why does the job of a court reporter exist?  

• to help prepare for future court hearings

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  to keep detailed records of court hearings

• 
  to explain to the client how to act in court

• 
  to report to the judge how a client will plea

Match

Summary ~ match the definition to the career

• 
  

  gathers evidence and builds a case to prepare for court.

• learns to use a stenotype machine to transcribe court proceedings verbatim

• present in court to defend Person X against the prosecutor.

paralegal

court reporter

lawyer

• paralegal

• court reporter

• lawyer

In this lesson, you learned:

• the trade careers within the legal system

• how to obtain a career within the legal system

In an upcoming lesson, you will learn about trades for protecting and serving.

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Summary