1. An excellent lawyer should have the following 7 characteristics:
1. Integrity and kindness.
2. Solid legal skills.
3. Excellent oral expression skills.
4. Excellent legal document writing skills.
5. Good interpersonal skills.
6. Excellent learning ability.
7. The ability to solve problems quickly.
2. To cultivate the abilities required by lawyers during college, the suggestions are as follows:
1. A stepping stone: Legal Professional Qualification Examination, A Certificate.
Strive to pass the legal professional qualification examination before graduating from senior year. There is a lot of pressure to take the exam again after joining the job.
2. Read more and read good books.
Lawyers are all-round talents and must have a wide range of knowledge. I personally think that the main job of college students is reading, and we should not put the cart before the horse. What books should law students read?
1) Read philosophy, history, and logic.
① It is necessary to understand Marxist philosophy, the history of Western philosophy, the history of European philosophy, and even some idealist philosophical views.
Philosophy is a theory about the world view. As the saying goes, "A wise man is a wise man." Understanding a little philosophy will be of great help to your future life.
②For history, you can read General History of the World.
The ancients said that using copper as a mirror can help you straighten your clothes; using people as a mirror can help you understand gains and losses; using history as a mirror can help you understand the ups and downs. This shows that the role of reading history is still very obvious.
③Logic. In real life, most people are illogical, but that does not mean that logic is unimportant. Being illogical is similar to being a hooligan. I hope everyone will study logic seriously.
2) Legal professional courses
Especially jurisprudence, civil law, criminal law, criminal procedure law, civil procedure law, property law, tort liability law, company law, intellectual property law, etc.
Please be sure to study with a research focus. If you engage in public security, procuratorate, and law work after graduation, although it will still focus on practice in general, when you encounter difficult and difficult problems, your legal theoretical foundation will be the most test. .
3) Learn marketing, debate, financial economics, accounting management and other disciplines.
4) Read famous legal works at home and abroad
For example: Rawls's "A Theory of Justice", Montesquieu's "The Spirit of the Laws", Bodenheimer's "The Spirit of Law" Neo-Confucianism: Legal Philosophy and Legal Method", Beccaria's "On Crime and Punishment", Carl Larenz's "Legal Methodology", Taiwan Wang Zejian's "Outline of Civil Law", Rousseau's "Social Contract", Bohr Mann's "Law and Religion", Hart's "The Concept of Law", Henry Lévy Breuer's "Sociology of Law", Kant's "Metaphysical Principles of Law", etc.
5) Read literary classics.
Including my country’s four major masterpieces, Nobel Prize-winning works in literature, etc.
Good literary works play a very important role in shaping people's thoughts and emotions!
Read thousands of volumes and write like a master. When you engage in legal work in the future, writing and speaking are two powerful tools. An ancient saying goes: "When you use the book, you will regret it, and you will not know the difficulty until you have experienced it." Any time you spend on reading will be rewarded to you at some point.
3. Participate in debates, speech contests, etc.
1) The role of debates: to train your ability to adapt and perform on the spot, and to develop a mentality of not being surprised by changes.
2) The role of the speech contest: learn to express your opinions appropriately in public.
3) Try to seize and strive for opportunities in debates and speech contests.
4. Learn computer skills
1) Pass the university computer grade examination, at least Level 2;
2) Learn various computer skills: high-end Office, Word, Excel, knowledge retrieval capabilities, Flash animation, etc.
5. Learn to make high-end and exquisite PPT
Everyone can do ppt, but very few do it in a shocking way. I hope you will delve into this aspect,
6. Learn to use mind maps, such as Xmind software
The above 4-6 small skills are conducive to improving work efficiency and can achieve twice the result with half the effort. After you enter the lawyer industry, you You will find it of great benefit.
7. Internships in law firms or public prosecutors
1) Theoretical knowledge is important, but the acquisition of experience requires continuous practice.
2) Understanding the lawyer profession will help you clarify your future career direction;
3) Among candidates with the same conditions, those with internship experience will have an advantage.
8. Certification
1) College English Certificate VI is the basic requirement for entering TOP institutes.
2) CPA Certified Public Accountant.
3) Securities practitioner qualification certificate. Conducive to engaging in securities business.
4) Tax accountant professional qualification. In the lawyer industry, there are very few people who understand law, accounting, and taxation. However, if you want to serve the legal advisory unit well, lawyers really need to master accounting and taxation knowledge. Therefore, if you can take the tax accountant professional qualification certificate in the future, it will definitely be a good start for the lawyer's practice. is helpful.
5) Patent agent qualification. This is something that happens after graduating from university. Here I want to emphasize that if you have a science and engineering background, if you can get this certificate, it will be extremely valuable. If you can study the relevant knowledge of patent agents carefully while in college, it will be much easier in your future work and examination process.
9. Legal English
1) English proficiency and legal English proficiency are not exactly the same concepts. Having good legal English proficiency is helpful for entering well-known law firms, and the advantages are particularly obvious. .
10. Master one or two sports skills
What I am talking about is that you should be good at a certain type of sports, and you should be better than others, such as table tennis, badminton, etc. Etc., it is helpful to expand your interpersonal circle, to keep fit after busy work, and to develop a regular work and rest.