what are the steps for getting into a prime law school starting from jc/community college?

Question

I'm currently in a JC in orange county, and I'm just wondering upon transferring to a 4 year university to finish my undergrad, what the necessary steps are to get into a good law school. Furthermore, what type of law suits the southern california lifestyle rather than New York?

Answer 1

OK, I worked in a law school records office, right next to the admissions office, and worked with both for awhile. The important thing for your undergraduate years is breadth. Good English is critical, and logic and some smattering of sciences. Speech is a great choice. Take Latin if you can, as many Latin terms remain a part of legalese. But almost any major is OK, as long as you get a good background in all the basics. I was a philosophy major, and practically everyone there assumed they were pre-law. It's a good one, especially logic and ethics.

The other thing that is necessary to get into law school is the LSAT test, and for that, you need a practice book. Some people even go to prep classes, but I did fine with the practice book.

Good luck! It's a long, hard row, and remember, they will kill you three times in law school: The first year they scare you to death. The second year they work you to death. The third year they bore you to death.

Then comes the bar review course and the bar exam. That will do all three all over again.