Unitied States Consitution: Legal Case Study

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Specific interests in becoming a criminal justice professional? Amy stated all thgouthout her life she’s been inspired by a family generation have a grandfather and father both lawyers but in different areas in law. The reason why she choose to be a lawyer was taking the interest in history studying the Unitied States Consitution.
The intervicew with the law firm intervee hiring requirements includes by asking questions concerning her writing skills are they strong or weak or how well do can you handle things underpressor or do you work well with others?
The law firms hiring process requirements for her to get the position is the first step a phone interview, after the phone interview takes place, then if the firm is interested you are interviewed

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