Do you have to go to law school to be a lawyer. Can you just take/pass the bar exam and be a lawyer.?

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Do you have to go to law school to be a lawyer. Can you just take/pass the bar exam and be a lawyer.?

2006-09-01 03:12:45 · 2 answers · asked by secleveland 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)

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In most states, you actually have to have a law degree. It does not necvessarily have to be a graduate degree. I know someone who studied law in England -- where law is an undergraduate degree. She was allowed to practice law in New York by passing the bar exam.

Not every state requires lawyers to have a law degree. Some states allow people to "read law" by becoming an apprentice at a law firm. No law degree is needed to become a lawyer in California, Virginia, Maine, Colorado or Vermont. California is famous for having the toughest bar exam in the country.

2006-09-01 03:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

You have to have college.

2006-09-01 10:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by Life after 45 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋