What were the stepping stones to becoming a lawyer

1. Graduate from College
   First, you have to graduate from college. There is no requirement as to which major you have. You just need an undergraduate degree to get into law school. (and good grades but I'll get to that later)

If you are not already done/almost done with college, I would recommend a major that could potentially lead to a job even without going to law school. For example, accounting or one of the STEM majors (science , technology, engineering, and math). Getting good grades is very important, because law schools look at your grades when deciding if they want to accept you.

What's my major quiz: http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/academiclife/whatsmymajorquiz/

Here's a quiz if you have any interest in STEM: http://www.purdue.edu/STEM/

Info about accounting: http://www.aiuniv.edu/blog/september-2015/is-accounting-a-good-major

Info about STEM jobs: http://money.usnews.com/careers/slideshows/the-25-best-stem-jobs-of-2016

Be aware that you need to get good grades to go to law school!

1. Deciding if you want to go to law school

Law school takes 3 years and is very expensive (hundreds of thousands of dollars - your loans could be from $100,000 to $275,000)

A good article to consider if you want to go to law school: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/5/8724555/should-i-go-to-law-school

After you have graduated from college, you may want to work for a year or two. This is good because it gives life experience, and you can think about if you really want to be a lawyer. Law is a big commitment - law school is for 3 years and very expensive. You can look into internships or jobs at a law firm or a court to see if you like law as a career path.

1. Applying to law school

Here are a couple of recommended timelines about applying to law school:
https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/timeline_student.cfm
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/articles/2015/03/12/timeline-a-law-school-application-guide-for-2015

Applying to law school is a lot of work because you need the following:

1) LSAT scores - The law school admissions test.This is a standardized test that you need to study for. Your score is also very important. Along with your undergraduate GPA, it's 1 of the 2 main factors that law schools look at. You probably want to take the exam in June of the year you are applying/want to start. You can also take an earlier exam. Best practice is to take it once and get your highest possible score. So take at least a few months (4 preferably) to study
https://www.powerscore.com/lsat/help/about/
2) Recommendation letters - Letters from professors/employers recommending you for law school
3) Undergraduate transcripts
4) Essay - You have to write an admissions essay about why you want to go to law school