What is the best law practice to go into?
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If I were to do it all over, I would go into real estate law.\n\nI work with attorneys on a regular basis, and I have never seen a real estate attorney actually do any work.  All they have to have is a good relationship with a mortgage lender or two, a good title researcher and an office and they are virtually assured of several thousand dollars in legal fees per month.\n\nConstitutional law is more glamourous, but it's a lot of work and doesn't pay all that well.\n\nCorporate law pays well, but there is a high potential for being held accountable for bad advice.\n\nCriminal defence is easy to get into, can pay well and isn't all that difficult most of the time, but people will hate you for "putting murderers and rapists back on the street", even if that's not what you do.\n\nCriminal prosecution is good, but you will be under lots of pressure to maintain high conviction rates.\n\nPersonal injury (and the like) pays well, but you won't have any friends or self-respect.\n\nFamily law is ok, but you bust your hump to keep a sufficient client base.  Since most people's need for legal council is minimal, you will need quite a lot of clients.\n\nReally, they all have their pros and cons (except real estate law), so I would suggest doing what interests you.  You can always change fields later (and many lawyers do).\n\nHope this has been helpful.  Good luck to you.
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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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As long as you attend an ABA approved law school, you can sit for the bar in any state.  There are some people who think you should study in the state where you take the bar so you can learn local laws, but you can always learn what you didn't in school through a bar prep program.\n\nHowever, you should consider where you want to practice when you go to school - you will be networking for your future career all through school, and you will likely be getting externships, etc in the area.  So you will be better equipped to practice locally, however it's not that difficult to get a job somewhere else, especially if you do well in school.\n\nGo to the school that is the best fit for you.  As long as it is ABA approved, you will be fine for the bar.
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One of the most growing fields is intellectual property.  However, in order to get a job most firms want you to have a bachelors in engineering or a natural science.  Property law and family law are both fields that should have a market no matter where you live.  Don't worry about what type of law you want to practice til you get there - you won't know enough about it until you actually start learning law.  I'm almost done with my first year, and I still have no clue!!  And you can always change fields later on in your career.  Good luck!
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If you want to be a lawyer, the LSAT is an obstacle you have to overcome. (After law school, you will have to pass the state bar exam to practice law, and that will be even worse.)\n\nSo either you have to manage the pass the LSAT or you need to develop a new dream.\n\nTo pass the LSAT, you will need to find the best possible prep course (do a lot of research, ask for recommendations, and don't take the same course you did before) and you will have to fully invest yourself, in a do-or-die kind of way.\n\nBut the truth is, you may not be cut out to be a lawyer. There are worse fates than not being a lawyer. (In fact, lawyers are among the most hated professions in this country.)\n\nYou need to decide how much you want to be a lawyer. Is law your passion? Have you worked as a paralegal to see if you really like this field? If you are sure that the law is your calling and you apply yourself diligently, you probably can find a way to do well enough on the LSAT to get into some law school. I would advise aiming for a state college, not Harvard Law School. In addition to the LSAT, you will need personal references and you will need to convince the law school that you would make a good lawyer. This is much harder than getting into college was. I wish you luck in your endeavor.
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Entry level positions are virtually non-existent when it comes to paralegals (check the adds and you'll see). You're best bet is to start out as a legal assistant (secretary) as those jobs are much more prevalant. If you can find a legal assistant job specifically in the area for which you'd like to do paralegal work in (probate, litigation, etc.) even better. When you apply, let them know that you have your paralegal degree or certificate and that eventually you'd like to work in that capacity. Trust me, I started out at our law firm as an office services clerk (copy/mail guy) and went on to litigation paralegal status and now I am the Snr. litigation support specialist at my firm. Best of luck to you.
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If you live in the USA:\n1. Take the LSAT exam;\n\n2. make sure you have atleast a B average GPA;\n\n3. research law schools and apply;\n\n4. graduate law school and hope you are still sane.\n\n5. take and pass the Bar exam, the worst exam on planet earth.\n\nThen you can work on criminal cases once you pass the Bar.\n\nWhat they earn depends on whether you work for a firm, or government. It ranges widely.
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First off, you don't get to do law as an undergrad.  You can do pre-law, but really law schools just want you to have a well rounded general education.  The best thing you can do to get into law school is go to the highest ranked college you can get in to, and then kick asss with your GPA.\n\nSo first get into a top 25 school.  Pick a major that interests you, but has real world application (12 ca textile majors may have loved college but they don't get jobs).\n\nOnly after you've graduated with an excellent GPA should you decide whether to go to Law School, get a Masters/PhD in another field, or work.
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As others have said, I wouldn't recommend doing A Level law, it's not generally thought well of by universities.\n\nYou should probably be taking at least one or two arts and humanities courses - things like English and History are great because they demonstrate that you can evaluate information from a variety of sources and form coherent, concise arguments.\n\nAs for what other subjects you take, it depends if there are any particular fields of law you are interested in - Business Studies or possibly Economics might be useful if you're planning to go into corporate law, perhaps Psychology if you want to go into criminal law, and sciences would be very helpful if you're thinking about patent law.\n\nThere are no real hard and fast requirements for doing law, so overall I would say it's best to take the courses you think you can do well in and that you will like, as long as the bulk of your qualifications have a really strong academic focus (things like Art, Drama, Music etc. might not demonstrate your reasoning and linguistic abilities well enough.) Being well-rounded is probably a positive attribute, but don't take courses just for the sake of appearing well-rounded, take the courses you will really enjoy!\n\nYou should really be aiming for top grades, the very best you can do. B's at least, preferably A's, especially if you want to get into the best law programmes.\n\nOh, and don't worry about the LSAT, it's an American thing. Law is a graduate only subject over there, so you take the LSAT towards the end of your university career or after graduating so you can apply to a graduate Law school.\n\nI believe there was a law aptitude test being developed for British students, but I don't think it will be a mandatory test at every university - ask your career/university advisor for more information or check the websites of universities you're interested in.\n\nGood luck!
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Try the Ga. Bar Association, and the local law schools.
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Ask a lawyer about what you can do.
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Your best to consult Find Law.  Follow the link I have listed below.  Best of luck to you.
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so if you want to be an attorney i would recommend majoring in international relations with a political science minor or public administration minor. International studies/relations at my school is what most take in efforts to become a lawyer. Once you get your undergraduate degree in international relations you have to apply to a law school and take the LSAT prior to entry of the law school.   \n\nlook to colleges with a great Liberal Arts Dept. and most universities in the U..S have websites where you can see the majors and minors they offer.\nhope that helped!
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Maths would be a good choice. and check out with the uni she wants to attend over doing A level law - some uni's prefer their degree students not to do A level law beforehand!!\nanother good subject would be business studies, so she knows a little more about how solicitors firms or how self-employed barristers may operate as a business. also useful if she would like to be a partner in her early years!\ngood luck to her what ever she decides.. x\n\nPS. also remember that it is her decision, if you convince her into doing one she doesn't really want to do then she may not perform well or even drop out! even if she wants to do something totally unrelated let her, it's her life! and will still show her commitment to study.
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Lexis is best....but findlaw.com is pretty good for researching cases.
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Start by getting an undergrad degree in engineering or chemistry.  Then go to law school to get a JD (just a normal JD like any other lawyer).  You will then use your 2 degrees to apply for jobs at IP firms and learn on the job.
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I say a good lawyer, that would be a start. good luck.