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WELL I AM DOING A REPORT ON LAWYER.I WANT TO BE ONE.I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AFTER GRADUATIONED FROM HIGH SCHOOL.DON'T HAVE ANY ANWER NOW.
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How to become a Lawyer
The most common way to become a lawyer is to begin by getting a bachelor's degree with a major that interests you. Most law schools look for variety among the students they admit, so the area of study is not that important. In my law school class, for instance, we had a lot of business majors, but also several music majors, some education majors, some engineers, some accountants, some philosophy majors and so on. Pick something that interests you because that will improve the chances of getting good grades, which is very important if you want to get into law school. Most bachelor's degree programs take four years.
Most law schools require that you take a test called the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Your undergraduate grades and your score on the LSAT are the two factors that are most heavily weighed by law schools in deciding which applicants will be admitted. Law school itself usually takes three years of full time study. After graduation, you will have to take a bar exam for the state in which you intend to practice. Many states uses an exam called the multistate exam for part of the bar exam. You can take it once and apply to several states for admission. You will also have to provide each state with a lengthy application that tells all kinds of things about your background, and sometimes people who have past problems with honesty or other problems may be rejected.
It takes a long, sustained effort to become a lawyer, but don't be discouraged. It can be a very rewarding profession.
posted by Francis Fanning | Sep 17, 2001 2:12 PM [EST]
The most common way to become a lawyer is to begin by getting a bachelor's degree with a major that interests you. Most law schools look for variety among the students they admit, so the area of study is not that important. In my law school class, for instance, we had a lot of business majors, but also several music majors, some education majors, some engineers, some accountants, some philosophy majors and so on. Pick something that interests you because that will improve the chances of getting good grades, which is very important if you want to get into law school. Most bachelor's degree programs take four years.
Most law schools require that you take a test called the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Your undergraduate grades and your score on the LSAT are the two factors that are most heavily weighed by law schools in deciding which applicants will be admitted. Law school itself usually takes three years of full time study. After graduation, you will have to take a bar exam for the state in which you intend to practice. Many states uses an exam called the multistate exam for part of the bar exam. You can take it once and apply to several states for admission. You will also have to provide each state with a lengthy application that tells all kinds of things about your background, and sometimes people who have past problems with honesty or other problems may be rejected.
It takes a long, sustained effort to become a lawyer, but don't be discouraged. It can be a very rewarding profession.
posted by Francis Fanning | Sep 17, 2001 2:12 PM [EST]
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