Intellectual Property Law

Lawyers....?

Hey I'm writing a research paper on lawyers.. I was wondering can anyone tell me what are some of the health and safety issues that a lawyer faces? Also... What are some of the health benefits available to lawyers? Plz Help, I'm dying trying to complete this paper,

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1. there are so many different kinds of lawyers that it's difficult to answer.. I'll assume you're talking about trial lawyers though.. prosecuting attorneys face the danger of potential retaliation from the defendants.. defense attorneys can face the same danger if the defendant feels like they didn't do a good enough job of defending them.. there was a movie about this I think.. as far as health issues, I don't think they would have any health issues that anyone else wouldn't have.. possibly increased blood pressure from the stress involved..
2. Well, Lawyers spend lot's of time reading, this can strain the eyes so adequate lighting is needed. So eye fatigue is a health issue. Some Lawyers can work longer hours on cases which may also require them to be away from their families if they travel to other states for cases. Huge Safety issue for Prosecutors is: re v enge. Sometimes prosecuting can be a dangerous job because if criminals get out they can do great harm to a prosecutor. Even their accomplices could do harm too. Many prosecutors always have this in the back of their minds. You can find many newspaper stories about such events. This is one major reason why you'll find there are more defenders in the justice system than prosecutors. Lawyers also spend a lot of time behind a desk, so usually they'll have their secretaries look for related materials and the lawyers don't get to move a lot. This could cause obesity.