how many extra years do lawyers have to go to school for?
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technically none, all you have to do is pass the board exam in your state, you don't actually have to attend law school at all
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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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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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A good first step would be learning to spell and punctuate and/or proofreading your questions before submitting them.  This is becuase being a lawyer entails tons of detail-oriented work.  Then, after your graduate from university (and if you are in the United States), take your LSAT exam.  Upon getting your LSAT scores, apply to law school (applications will require recommendations from professors, essays, transcripts from your undergraduate degree, etc.).  After 3 years of law school, you will have to take the bar exam in the state in which you wish to practice law.  Once you pass the bar, you are admitted to practice law in that state.  You will be a lawyer.
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Usually 4 years, but you may be able to do it in a little less, depending on the school and your high school grades and credits.
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Dear Kurt,  you can learn all there is you need to become a lawyer, but it would be most difficult to do it on your own--there are approximately 30 different areas of the law you need, the big six are Torts, Criminal Law, Contracts, Property, Civil Procedure, Constitutional law.  Then you need to learn the rules of Evidence, areas of law like estates and trusts, family law, UCC/Sales/secured transactions/negotiable instruments, domestic relations/family law, income taxation, federal jurisdiction, legal ethics, trial procedure, and so forth.  You would also need to learn about legal reasoning, legal writing (including the way pleadings are drafted, how to write legal briefs, how to draft appellate pleadings), how to read and brief a case.  \n\nAnd you would have to do all this using a full legal library to find and get the cases to read--law is taught by directed reading of cases that set forth the so-called "black letter" law.  It is not done by lecture (in most schools).  To do it on your own would be time consuming and perhaps not so fruitful because there are many cases reported in the law reporters that are not suitable for learning what the law is.  \n\nMoreover, most states still require you to go to law school before you can get a license.  So, you are not avoiding the cost of going to school.  Those states that don't require a degree, usually require some school and working like an apprentice for a licensed attorney.  I think only California allows a license by correspondence schools.  Perhaps now with internet learning there are some schools that offer a law degree online.  \n\nYou would do better to find a grant or student loan and enroll in a law school...Also they are pretty particular--you need and undergraduate degree, a decent grade point average and reasonably good scores on the LSAT to be admitted.\n--Lawyer here and instructor in a college....
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A two year college, such as a community college or Junior college will provide you with an Associates degree.\n\nA four year college or university provides you with a Bachelors degree.\n\nAfter you earn your Bachelors degree, you can then work on your Master's degree. \n\nYou can then go from your Master's degree to your Post Grad or Doctorates. (PHD or Juris <spelling??> Doctorates for Law.)\n\nHope it helps.  Happy school hunting!!
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In general (unless they've met certain foreign admission requirements) they are required to attend an ABA accredited law school (except in CA which accepts state licensed non-accredited schools).   I believe all ABA accredited law schools require an undergraduate or equivalent degree.   Almost all ABA accredited law schools are afiliated with universities.
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4 years of medical school\n4 years of general residency\n2 -3  years of a fellowship in oncology\npossible 2 more if a subspecialty is desired.
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Yes, however they must first be able to sit for and pass a US state bar exam before they are allowed to practice in any state.  Most times a foreign lawyer goes to a US law school and gets a LLM degree first.
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law school is only 3 years   pre law is 4 years for your under grade degree
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Well, you have to the Bar exams in the U.S if you want to be a lawyer.
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You already know, I assume, that you first need a bachelor's degree, which typically takes four years. Then, as others have noted, it's three years in law school. Then comes the fun of passing the California bar exam, purported to be one of the toughest in the nation.
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You need to pass the bar in the state in which you want to practice. This generally requires going to law school.
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8-12 years. It depends on what you want to do!
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generally for six years after you graduate high school\n2 years for an associate's\n2 more for a bachelor's\n2 more for a master's\nof course there are a plethora of accelerated programs nowadays...
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The professional law program takes three years and leads to the JD (Doctor of Law) degree. A bachelor's (4-year) degree is required for admission to the program. \n\nThe Master of Laws is an advanced law degree, abbreviated LL.M., which is taken after the JD has been earned. It focuses on a specialized area of law. One of the most popular LL.M. degrees in the United States is tax law. Other common programs include environmental law, human rights law, commercial law, intellectual property law and international law. The LL.M. course usually takes one year of full-time study.\n\nBottom line - it will take you 8 years in college - 4 at the bachelor's degree level, 3 in law school, and 1 in your specialty.\n\nIf you are successful in your first year of law school you will likely do well thereafter, but you will have to continue to maintain a high level of achievement.