what education does a lawyer need?
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You need a four year batchelor's degree, a three year Juris Doctorate degree and then you need to pass a state (or federal) bar exam.\n\nThere used to be an avenue by which you could clerk in a law office for a number of years but the last state in the union did away with it several years ago.
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Most attorneys are member of the state bar (lawyer) association.  Search for your state and bar asssociation for the site for your state bar.  It normally list their school and when they passed the exam to practice law in your state.
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You can "read for the bar".\n\nIf by "becoming a lawyer" you mean, "licensed to practice law in a U.S. State", then you should know that some states (California, maybe CO, VA too) do not require you to attend law school, although they do require you to pass the Bar Exam--the same exam given to students who have graduated law school.\n\nYou can just read up on the law on your own, and when you think you're ready, just take the exam.  If you pass--you can practice law in that state just like anybody who went to law school.\n\nThe buzzword here is "read for the bar" if you want to search for more.
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a bachelors degree is what you earn once you have completed college. a law degree is what you obtain at a speacialty graduate school. there are different levels of degrees that tell how far along in school you went.\nassociates degree-2 years college\nbachelors degree-4 years college\nmasters degree-6 years total (4 college, 2 graduate)\nand there are also others that take longer like a phd.
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It's called a lawyer's office!!!  The answer to legal questions is not always black and white.  There is a reason that lawyers go to school for 3 or 4 years after undergrad.  You can't get easy answers in law!
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There are two different cases: if your degree is from a major law school in a common-law jurisdiction like Canada, the UK, etc. then it will be accepted by a number of US states. If it is from a civil-law jurisdiction (and in some states, from a common-law one) then it may be "validated" in a number of US states if you get an LLM from an accredited US law school.\n\nIn California, no law school training is needed to take the Bar examination.\n\nIf you are admitted to the Bar of a foreign country, most states will authorize you to work as a "foreign legal consultant". \n\nFor more info on state-by-state bar admission requirements see this site: http://www.abanet.org/legaled/baradmissions/basicoverview.html
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First off go to college and get a degree in something else such as Philosophy, political science, accounting, economincs or history. Take and pass the LSAT apply to law school, go to law school then take and pass the bar exam
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You have to find out the specific requirements for your desired law school.  Expect: a 4-year degree with a good grade point average, a good score on the LSAT, and alot of money for tuition.\n\nBest wishes
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Law is NOT for you.  It's 4 years of undergrad then law school then the bar exams.  After that, most of the next 5 to 10 years is doing research for your law firm or company.  If you don't have the fire, you will get burned yourself.\n\nI suggest that you take a (gasp) liberal arts track for the first two years and explore what sparks your imagination.
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You can study straight law (the LLB) or you can study any other degree but you have to take the GDL conversion course. If you want to be a solicitor you then have to do the LPC (Legal Practice Course) or if you want to be a barrister you have to do the BVC (Bar Vocational Course). \n\nLPC and BVC are post-graduate courses, the most well regarded establishments to do these courses are the College of Law and BPP school of law. \n\nBoth courses are very expensive (LPC is approx £9k)\n\nOf course, if you live in the US then all this information is not applicable to you!\n\nGood luck!
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I would assume a general business math class, but generally whatever school they get their pre-law degree requires to fulfill their general education requirements.
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Those attorneys are called probate attorneys, but most general practice firms have that under their umbrella of practice. To be a probate attorney you have to do the same thing as any other attorney, finish law school and pass the bar exam in your respective state. When in law school though, if someone knows what they want to specifically practice, there is always the availability to take courses that concentrate on that specific area.
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There is no specific major required for those wishing to attend law school.  My sister just graduated from law school and she majored in economics.  I'd recommend participating in activities that might appeal to any law schools that you apply to, such as joining the debate team or finding out if there is a pre-law fraternity or club that you can join.  Also, it would be a good idea to get a job or volunteer at a law firm or other organization that provides legal services.  This will give you an idea of what it's actually like to work as a lawyer, and it will also give you the opportunity to make valuable contacts within the legal community.  But the best advice I can give you would be to speak with a pre-law advisor if your school has one.  They'd be the most qualified to answer your questions.
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To be a lawyer, you have to go to college For Four years and major in prelaw, and then law school For 4.  So, that's 8.  To be a therapist, you have to go to college and major in pyschology.
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Hold your horses there, Law school is grad school, unless you're in Canada, where you can obtain a Bachelors of law, you need to finish 4 whole years of college doing something ELSE (usually political science, journalism, something related to law, but that is in no way required), before you do another 4 years of law school. Some colleges let you do coursework over the summer for credit, but it usually pays to wait it out and go with the expected flow. Do your best in high school, get into a good college and follow their pre-law or political science program (I'm polisci myself, going to go to law school in 2010) then apply to good law schools, like Harvard or Yale, or if you can't cut that, UCONN law is great.\n\nGood luck.
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None, really.  Law school is a graduate-level school, so that means you have to go through a four-year university first.  Thus, no law school is going to look at your highschool transcript.  That said, you'll probably want to take as many A.P courses as you can in a variety of fields (A.P European History and A.P English Literature are great at sharpening your critical thinking skills).  That way, you can apply to better undergraduate colleges (and be better prepared for them) so that you can eventually move on to better law schools.  Regards.
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Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts with a focus in Law & Paralegal\n\nI am the Legal Officer at my job.