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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Are Injury Lawyers Crooked?

By John Callipari


A personal injury lawyer in South Carolina as with other practice areas, has a few responsibilities to consider when it comes to representing their clients. Both professional and ethical rules apply to the conduct set forth by the SC bar associations. When a South Carolina Lawyer passes the state bar examinations, then, and only then, are they permitted to legally file complaints, argue cases in front of the state courts, draft legal documents, and offer legal advice to their clients who may be victims of personal injury in South Carolina.

If one wants to become a Charleston SC personal injury lawyer and practice in the state of South Carolina, they must pass a written bar examination as well as an ethics examination first. These bar examinations often vary from state to state. Most states, including South Carolina require takers to have a minimum of four years in college and a law degree from an accredited law school. If the candidate passes the state bar, South Carolina lawyers are required to stay up-to-date on all matters of legal and non-legal developments in their preferred field of practice by completing a number of continuing legal education courses aimed at helping the lawyers stay current on all things in their chosen fields. The exact number of classes required yearly varies.

There are many different directions a South Carolina lawyer's career might take. If and when they are licensed to practice law in South Carolina, they can choose any practice area whether they have experience or not. They are however ethically obligated to seek out help and take the time necessary to educate themselves on the issues pertaining to the category in order to competently represent their clients. That is why so many lawyers decide to stick to one or two practice areas, giving them a better chance to be successful.

Personal injury litigation includes several specialized practice areas that Charleston personal injury lawyers may choose to pursue. South Carolina personal injury litigation can involve all manner of claims including accidents, medical malpractice, car accidents, work place injuries, defective products and more. It is the personal injury lawyer's choice where he or she will devote most of their time and energy learning the laws. If specializing in just one or two categories, they can become very knowledgeable and experienced in categories such as car accidents, trucking accidents, aviation accidents, medical malpractice, etc.

Just like in other industries, South Carolina personal injury lawyers get to choose whether they will venture out on their own starting a sole proprietorship, joining a medium size company as a partner, or taking a position as an associate with a big firm hoping to one day make partner. There are benefits to all of those choices. A small firm can be attractive to potential clients because of the attention and dedication they will receive from the lawyer. Also, the prices and costs are usually lower with a small firm.




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