Lawyers can specialize in litigation, or handling legal problems for individuals and corporations.
Lawyers can also practice transactional or corporate law where they may handle finances, venture capital deals, contracts or mergers and acquisitions. Transactional lawyers may also find themselves dealing with litigation law during bankruptcies, corporate tax hearings and antitrust suits. There is also a growing trend for lawyers to become involved in conflict resolution, also known as alternative dispute resolution. According to Faye Deal, Director of Admissions for Stanford Law School, there is no one pre-law school experience or motivation that is deemed desirable by Admissions. Yet all applicants should demonstrate leadership, imagination, initiative and a willingness to accept responsibility.