Careers Explained

Employment Law Attorney - Jack Brem Smith's Experience

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This week Jack Brem Smith, an Employment Law Attorney at Smith Law Firm describes his career path and current role. 


He talks about:

  • His background
  • Why he got into law
  • Why he chose to be an attorney
  • Why he chose employment law
  • Different options within law
  • What he likes about being a trial attorney
  • Extracurriculars he did to prepare him for his career\
  • His career steps after law school
  • How having a family changed his career path
  • What a typical week is like
  • His main roles and responsibilities
  • The most common needs of his clients
  • Examples of services he provides
  • Typical hours of the role
  • Expectations around developing your own practice as a new lawyer
  • How he built his own practice
  • the nature of the work
  • Percent of time alone vs w/ ppl
  • What he likes about the role and finds challenging
  • Typical steps for moving up
  • Important characteristics to be successful
  • Advice
    • ...more
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    Careers ExplainedBy Heidi Meyer