CORPORATE LAWYERS WORK
RESPONSIBILITES
A corporate lawyer is a lawyer who specializes in corporate law. Corporate lawyers provide legal guidance for employers and clients. Lawyers typically begin a new case by meeting with clients and trying to understand the details of the legal issue. This may include reading corporate filings and consulting with other attorneys. After assessing the issue, corporate lawyers typically research prior cases and looking for established precedents.
Some corporate
lawyers work in courtrooms and represent their clients in front
of a judge and jury. During trial, they make opening and closing arguments in
addition to examining and cross-examining witnesses. Although corporate lawyers
typically work for large companies, they may also be self-employed and contract
themselves out to many different firms.
EDUCATIONAL REUIREMENTS:
After completion of a graduate degree the person should complete a three-year law degree from a law institute to become a lawyer. After completing their studies, law school graduates must take the bar exam in order to practice. Each state has its own bar exam.
WORK DESCRIPTION: Corporate lawyers are employed in a
quick-paced work environment. Meetings with board members and management occupy
part of their time where they are called upon to strategize and offer legal as
well as business advice.
Their other duties may
include:
- Negotiating employee contracts
- Preparing and filing government reports
- Drafting legal documents
- Reviewing new business relationships with vendors and
subcontractors
- Guiding managers on regulatory and compliance matters
- Administering training workshops
- Formulating employee handbooks
- Analyzing legal issues relating to proposed products
- Representing the corporation before administrative
boards and court trials
- Providing supervision to outside lawyers hired to
assist the corporation with their specialized legal services
- Structuring joint enterprises with other organizations
SKILLS REQUIRED FOR A
CORPORATE LAWYER
Corporate lawyers must
have a varied skill set, including business and financial acumen. It is crucial
for corporate lawyers to understand the business effect of any legal decisions
they make. All lawyers must be proficient in legal research to ensure that
their clients are in compliance with the most recent rules and regulations.
Corporate lawyers must also be excellent writers to communicate with clients
and, if a client becomes embroiled in litigation, the court. Finally, corporate
lawyers must be skilled negotiators because they need to bargain on behalf of
their clients.
Responsibilities: Corporate lawyers' primary responsibility is to
ensure that their clients' business transactions are in compliance with the
law. The corporate lawyer must research the law implicated by that transaction
and advise his client of any negative effects it might create. In addition to
their regular duties, corporate attorneys ensure that their clients' legal
decisions translate to a strong bottom line. For example, a corporate lawyer
may consult with a company's marketing department to understand whether
settling a dispute will affect the market's perspective of the company and hurt
sales that quarter.
Corporate lawyers also
act as dealmakers in complex transactions and commercial contract negotiations.
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