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What are the steps to becoming a lawyer?

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Vanessa’s Answer

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I have a J.D. and I'm married to an attorney who worked at a large prestigious law firm. The first step is to get very good grades in college. Make sure you volunteer and get involved in activities and do summer internships while in college. Then study for the LSAT-get the best score you can. Powerscore or Testmasters provides good study materials and courses to study for the test. Do not use Kaplan or Princeton review. Your college major does not have to be political science. Major in something you enjoy. Law schools love diversity so political science will not stand out to them.


Then- go to the best law school you can. Focus on Tier 1 schools. If you have selected a particular city that you know for a fact that you are going to live in then you can focus on a local law school -and that school does not have to be tier 1 because the area will have a large alumni base so you will likely get a job if you have very good grades and wrote on a journal in law school or did clinics or summer clerkships.


You can easily Google law school rankings to find what the best schools are.
You can work at a large prestigious firm, but to do that you must go to a very good law school, write on a journal and do clinics or clerkships or mock trial and moot court (you will learn about these things in law school). And you MUST make very good grades in law school.
You must consider that people who work in forms work very long hours- 15 hour work days- 70 hour work weeks- work on weekends. Yes, they are paid very well but they lose a lot of free time. You can also work for a non-profit, a company or the government or a small firm for a better work/life balance.

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Richard’s Answer

First, you have to finish college. I would focus on classes with a lot of reading and writing, but technically, you can major in anything to get into law school. After college, you must take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). During your last year of college, apply to law school. You could also volunteer in the summer at some companies or fields related to law that might hire interns.
Law school is typically three years, with the first year being the most difficult. You have to get accustomed to reading cases and taking tests that cover a lot of material.
When you finish law school, you will find you still have a lot to learn. Unlike medical school where a long internship and residency follow, a legal profession requires a lot of learning on your own and learning from mentors. It also depends which area of law you decide to go into.I hope this helps. Best of luck to you!
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