APA Annotated Bibliography For Career Sources

Wardell, W. I., & Wood, A. L. (1956). The Extra-professional role of the lawyer. The American Journal of Sociology , 61. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.

In this article, it summarizes how a lawyer should portray her or himself in the field. Being a lawyer is a professional role but there is an Extra- professional part of the role. In it was stated that a lawyer is expected to do certain things not part of his technical work but demanded of him simply because he is a lawyer. Even though a lawyer has a specific duty they have to achieve, there are other roles that are not clearly expressed. A lawyer’s extra- professional role is to others who represent a person in court to prove their side of the case. They should be primarily interested in the client’s case, not in his client as a person. Because if he was actually caught up in the client’s emotional problems or should develop an affective relationship with his client, he will not be able to assume the professional role of providing him the legal service needed. Another main point is the lawyer’s role is non-political and commutative service involved. They are mainly involved in roles of helping the community, rather than being a political figure to community members. Lastly, to what extent are there social pressures on the lawyer to fulfill this extra-professional role? The answers to these are interviews with lawyers who reveal a wide range of attitudes; it is not about the money, but the hard work dedicated, and the long useful hours of work of a lawyer. In this article, it was the most helpful. I do not think I could add anything new because it stated the general facts of becoming a lawyer, who you rely on, and how to maintain the position. This includes adding to the conversation. This article helps me understand the role of becoming a lawyer. There is a professional role and an extra-professional role. Being a lawyer is a hard job, but you have to learn to love it. It is not about the money you make and the cases you won, but what it took to win the cases and earning the money. The long hours and being committed is really all that matters and maintain a good lifestyle in the community is being helpful and non-political.

Puffer, E. H. (1942). A Great business lawyer. Bullentin of the Business Historical Society,16.Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.

In this short article, it was about a business lawyer named Webster. He made good business deals and settled cases with people for large settlements. Since Webster frequently drew on his business friends for large amounts, there were papers that may have little connection with the legal work, which he performed for the leading business persons of Boston. (Puffer, 1942)Each paper was worth $3000 to $5000 a piece. (Puffer, 1942)The papers were legal documents written for cases and when he won, he received large amounts of commission. One paper he drew up was on July 19, 1824 was worth $4000. Instead, he found out it was used in the Florida Treaty of 1819. In court, that his document was legal and it included valid claims of Americans for damages or injuries suffered prior to 1819. The United States Government agreed to pay him $5000 for it. (Puffer, 1942)More than Webster being a business lawyer, he is a constitutional lawyer. He was a counsel to many famous cases such as Dartmouth v. Woodard, McCullough v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden; he took a part in erecting the legal institutional foundation on which American business has built. (Puffer, 1942)In the article, a lot is missing such as what he did to become a great business lawyer and what he does with his achievements. It was also not stated who help him on this journey to become what he is now. All of these things listed would be what I would add to make the conversation better. This probably would benefit me as a motivation to help me understand that anyone can become successful in any career including becoming a notorious lawyer.

Reed, J. P. (1969). The Lawyer-client: a managed relationship? The Academy of Management Journal,12. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.

In this article, a lawyer must have a professional relationship established between the two people. If the lawyer does not keep everything under control then their would be nothing established or anything fulfilled. Written in the article, having a managed relationship is nothing new, but the reason has never been stated why. (Reed, 1969)The relationship should be viewed from a strictly ethical, substantive, or procedural law vantage point or from a non-client community. This meant that how you maintain yours, others view a relationship differently. Its also depends on the importance of the lawyer’s ethnic, image, and his profession. There have been experiments on the relationships. If a lawyer failed to respond, he was periodically sent a follow-up letter on how to change. (Reed, 1969) It is like re-applying for your certification again. Analytically the lawyer-client relationship may be broken down into a number of parts. All relationships have a beginning and an end, a life span, and a tone or texture. If these parts are linked with the attributes of a lawyer’s role then they produce different actions and these determined the managed relationship. Initiating the relationship starts with one resource and ends with one resource. The lawyer’s resources are chiefly his time, skills, and knowledge. If the lawyer managed his time, skills, and knowledge with his clients then there is an established bond. (Reed, 1969)There are downsides to initiating a relationship. If the lawyer does not accept the client, the most consideration was the adversity of the party. The client’s case did not either come through like expected or there was a lack of commitment involved. This article lacked a lot of information such as why the relationship could not be established. In addition, what was missing is that it was not stated how to maintain the relationship of a lawyer and his client. I would add how to maintain the relationship once established. In addition, I would add that the relationship should be non-physical but beneficial. This article did help me understand my career. It showed how the lawyer and the client must have a managed relationship. In addition to this, the relationship must be a business only rather than personal level.

Wardell, W. I., & Wood, A. L. (1956). The Extra-professional role of the lawyer. The American Journal of Sociology , 61. Retrieved November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.

In this article, it summarizes how a lawyer should portray her or himself in the field. Being a lawyer is a professional role but there is an Extra- professional part of the role. In it was stated that a lawyer is expected to do certain things not part of his technical work but demanded of him simply because he is a lawyer. Even though a lawyer has a specific duty they have to achieve, there are other roles that are not clearly expressed. (Wardell & Wood, 1956) A lawyer’s extra- professional role is to others who represent a person in court to prove their side of the case. They should be primarily interested in the client’s case, not in his client as a person. Because if he was actually caught up in the client’s emotional problems or should develop an affective relationship with his client, he will not be able to assume the professional role of providing him the legal service needed. Another main point is the lawyer’s role is non-political and commutative service involved. (Wardell & Wood, 1956)They are mainly involved in roles of helping the community, rather than being a political figure to community members. Lastly, to what extent are there social pressures on the lawyer to fulfill this extra-professional role? The answers to these are interviews with lawyers who reveal a wide range of attitudes; it is not about the money, but the hard work dedicated, and the long useful hours of work of a lawyer. In this article, it was the most helpful. I do not think I could add anything new because it stated the general facts of becoming a lawyer, who you rely on, and how to maintain the position. This includes adding to the conversation. This article helps me understand the role of becoming a lawyer. (Wardell & Wood, 1956)There is a professional role and an extra-professional role. Being a lawyer is a hard job, but you have to learn to love it. It is not about the money you make and the cases you won, but what it took to win the cases and earning the money. The long hours and being committed is really all that matters and maintain a good lifestyle in the community is being helpful and non-political.

Warner, J. B. (1897). The Responsibilities of the lawyer. International Journal of Ethnics , 7. Retrieved on November 14, 2008, from Jstor database.

In this article, it talks about what are the key responsibilities of a lawyer. The main responsibility of his role is not clearly stated such as a role of a teacher, clergyman, or solider is clearly agreed on, not mention occupations of which the range is less wide. Lawyers are fulfilling an obligation of standing in the places of people to help win an argument or a settlement. Being a lawyer is a very conflicting position. You have others lives in jeopardy if you do not get them out of a particular situation the client might become furious. Then you have your life to depend on too. You have your family to worry about also, but if you put your job first then there is no family to kick back and relax with. A lawyer can limit how many cases he gets a month rather than fighting for one case a day if it is that long. A lawyer has another obligation as meeting the firms’ requirements such as commission and how much money brought into the firm. If the requirement is not met at a certain point in time then pay could be deducted or possibility of being fired. (Warner, 1897) This is given to the lawyer as an opportunity to make things better with their jobs. This is given to them because that is something, their career,they will have to accept. There are upsides of the career. Which are the good pay, the promotion of the field, and overall happiness of doing something you wanted to do. I would add more likeness of the career than downfalls because then this would make others not seem interested. That is all that would be missing. Of course it was very lenghthy and took a lot to read, but it was informative. This article helped me understand my career in many ways. It made sure that all the downfalls were stated and what it took to maintain the position of a lawyer. The duties and the responsibilities of a successful lawyer. I understand that it takes a lot to become a lawyer and not everyone can fulfill that dream.

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