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Q3315 – Língua Inglesa – Fundação Getulio Vargas 2008

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Língua Inglesa

Read text II and answer questions 16 to 20.

Text II

When we think about people who have law degrees, we envision lawyers arguing cases in courtrooms full of drama and publicity, grilling witnesses and arguing with the judge. In reality, most lawyers, or attorneys, rarely see the inside of a courtroom, and those that do are typically involved in more common court proceedings such as DWI (driving while intoxicated and theft cases. For every hour spent in the courtroom, many more are spent doing research, conducting interviews, or writing documents in preparation for litigation. Being an attorney requires excellent communication skills, but it also involves a great deal of paperwork and red tape. Some people with a law degree don't practice law at all. A law degree opens many doors in the legal field.

  • What Do Lawyers Do? 15

Most often people with a law degree pursue careers as lawyers. A lawyer, also called an attorney, has extensive training to help them understand and interpret the laws of countries, states, and municipalities. Their primary role is to provide guidance to others in regards to what is lawful and what the punishment should be if someone breaks the law.

A criminal lawyer works with the court system, either as a prosecutor who pursues charges against people and organizations accused of breaking the law, or as a defense attorney who helps those accused represent themselves in the legal process. But there are many other areas in which lawyers can specialize.

(http://www.unixl.com/dir/law\_and\_legal\_studies/law\_degree/)

In the first paragraph, imagination and reality

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