It is no secret that lawyers will probably charge you an arm and a leg for their services. However, you may wonder if all lawyers are the same.
There are of course different fields of law that require knowledge of different areas of law. For this reason, a lot of lawyers are in high demand around the country, some more than others. Having a good lawyer by your side can help save you a lot of money and also could save you from getting into a lot of trouble.
If you are reading this because you have decided that you would like to study law someday and put yourself on the path to becoming a lawyer, you should know you have to work and study hard.
Apart from just trying to become a lawyer it would not be a bad idea at all to look into what qualifications you need, where are the best places to study, and of course what type of law you could specialize in.
Specializing in a certain type of law will help you to get a job in a law firm quicker, as well as a top law firm that specializes in different aspects of the law. It would also be a great idea to familiarize yourself with which types of lawyers are most in-demand as well as which earn the most money.
Whatever job you take in life you do want to be paid as much as possible. As a lawyer, if you work for the right people and learn about certain types of law you will be able to earn a huge salary.
Most in-demand lawyers in the United States
Making it as a successful lawyer means you will be able to find plenty of work. It may be difficult as first coming out of law school to get into a top law firm, but if you get hired a lot you could work your way up the ladder and start making some serious money.
Finding a top law firm to get into may be a bit harder if you are working in a smaller town or city, New York City, Miami, and other large law firms are homes to huge law firms that you could become very successful at.
Or perhaps you would like to start your own practice and work for yourself.
In any case, specializing in a field of law will help you to find clients who want to have you represent them in court or do their paperwork for them, and more.
So which fields of law will get you the most work in the United States?
Family Law
Like many types of law, you may find it unpleasant, but lawyers who specialize in family law are extremely necessary for the United States.
People marry, have kids, and unfortunately many times in this country end up getting divorced and children might get put in the middle.
As a lawyer who specializes in family law you will help your client settle or win a child custody dispute, and also help your client win or lessen custodial support, among other duties.
Elder Care Law
Eldercare law is just like the name suggests, it is a part of law that has the aim of ensuring elderly people are cared for and have their rights protected.
Eldercare is about handling and defending the rights of elders such as:
- Disability and special needs planning
- Long-term care planning
- Estate planning and settlement
- Elder abuse
Part of life is getting older, and there is a large community of elderly people in the United States who want their rights protected in their very advanced years and after they have passed.
If you decide to work as a lawyer for the elderly, you will surely find plenty of clients, especially if you live near a senior citizen community.
Apart from legal issues regarding family members, there are other types of law that are in high demand, especially those that revolve around defending people in criminal court as well as those who want to save money during tax season and save a lot of money.
These are types of law that are in high demand and also pay well and in some cases extremely well.
Which brings us to which lawyers are the highest paid in the United States.
What type of lawyer earns the most
After reading about the types of lawyers that work the most in the United States, now I am sure you're wondering about how you can make the big bucks as a successful lawyer.
While getting a lot of work as a family lawyer or elder care lawyer can get you a lot of work, it won't be the same as earning huge amounts from clients who are willing to pay for your services and pay big time.
So what type of lawyer earns the most, and which lawyers come close?
Medical Lawyers
On average, medical lawyers make the most amount of money in the United States. Of course, there are some lawyers who have rich or famous clients and are kept on retainer. However, this isn't a very large group. Medical lawyers make a lot of money due to the costly medical system in the United States.
The areas that a medical lawyer covers are generally medical malpractice, healthcare laws, personal injuries, and advice to healthcare clinics and hospitals.
A lot of people sue doctors, hospitals, you name it to get out of expensive healthcare costs. Therefore medical lawyers are extremely important to their clients and can save them or win them a lot of money.
In general, as a medical lawyer, you can expect to earn around 150 thousand dollars a year, if not more.
IP Attorneys
The second-highest-paid attorneys in the United States are IP attorneys, which stands for Intellectual Property attorneys.
These lawyers deal with patents, copyrights, and all these things that inventors, innovators, and corporations have to deal with to make sure their ideas and products don't get stolen by other people or corporations.
Applying for patents can be really difficult, these lawyers make it much easier for investors, and they can earn a lot of money doing so.
On average IP attorneys make around 140 thousand dollars a year.
Trial Attorney
If you are a fan of the TC show Law and Order, you would appreciate this type of lawyer, a trial attorney. While if you liked Law and Order you may have been on the side of the prosecutor and totally against the trial attorney, you should realize trial attorneys aren't necessarily bad people and their clients aren't always guilty.
As a trial attorney, you will need to defend your client in civil or criminal court, and to do that you will really need to study the law a whole lot and be up to date with any changes in the law to make sure your client has the best defense possible.
Nobody wants to lose in court, especially if it is criminal court, being a good and reputable lawyer will earn you some big paydays as you will have clients with a lot to lose if they lose in court, and obviously, they wouldn't want to just trust any lawyer.
If you make a good name for yourself as a trial attorney you could expect to earn around one hundred thousand dollars a year, or more, much more if you are that good.
Tax Attorneys
As the name suggests as a tax layer you would be helping people sort out their taxes. Every year we have to file taxes if we are Americans earning a salary, and as a tax lawyer, you would be helping people to avoid problems with the government tax agencies, as well as find ways to save people money, and just the easy task of helping people to correctly file their taxes.
It is a much less stressful job than a trial attorney and still pays nearly one hundred thousand dollars a year on average.
Corporate Attorney
Corporate attorneys work on business transactions, mergers, and more. Most businesses and larger corporations need these lawyers to sort out all of these things for their clients.
Normally these attorneys make around 98 thousand dollars but some could make six-digit salaries easily.
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