Paralegal or Lawyer or something to do with Law....?(serious questions only)?

Question

I am thinking about getting into Law..maybe a paralegal, lawyer or maybe some position in the court room. Any suggestions? Anybody here in Law? I live in Indiana....if that helps. What type of degree would I need?

I am 30 years old and I will be obtaining my Associates Degree in Business in June.

Answer 1

There are several things you should consider if you want to get into the legal field. First you need to decide how much schooling you are willing to take. Secondly, you will need to weigh the time it takes to complete one of the degrees against any circumstances in your life currently or in the near future. Thirdly, you must decide how involved in the law you want to become.

First, the degree required to be a paralegal versus the degrees required to be a lawyer are vastly different: In order to be a paralegal, you only need an associate's degree (2 yrs) in the paralegal program. This can be obtained at community colleges or business colleges. The degrees to be a lawyer include an undergraduate degree (any major will do so long as you take the LSAT) from a 4-year college plus the additional 3 years of law school (total = 7yrs).

Secondly, the time you are willing to invest: Is it more important to you to start or resume your life or to invest an additional 7 years of your life to pursuing a degree? Do you need money sooner rather than later? Do you need to work while going to school? Do you currently have children? Your financial resources may also dictate which decision you make.

Thirdly, how involved do you want to be in the law: Paralegals do a lot of research, very little writing, and no time in the courtroom. Lawyers do research, lots of writing, and still may never be in the courtroom in their early career if at all. You might want to also consider being a court reporter as they only spend time in the courtroom or hearing room (also a 2 year associate's degree).

Those are just a few things to consider. I hope this has helped.

Answer 2

You are talking about a wide range of cost & education here.
If you become a paralegal that's less time & cost. Then if you like the field take the next step. Law school is very expensive, however if you do well you'll make good $ to pay off the loans.
Do you know anyone in the field? If not, contact legal aide & ask questions. Law is a very diverse field, tax law, insurance law, bank law, crimal, etc. Speak to attorneys in different practices & go to the schools & talk to professors & students.
Good luck

Answer 3

A paralegal (meaning "for law") usually only an attourneys assistant at most with no legal degree but is trained to perform certain limited legal acts on behalf of their boss.

If you want to get into law type business, you would need to get a degree from a university with a certain discipline(major). Then you need to take the LSAT, a test that requires no previous knowledge but evaluates your critical and logical thinking skills. It ranges from 140-180. Top law schools expect a 172 on the LSAT, which is approx. the 99.3 percentile of the people who take it, and a 3.8 GPA. The least competitive law schools take generally around a 155 on the LSAT and around a 3.0 GPA. LSAT is the key though as it is hard for Law Schools to determine how hard various schools are with thier grading that deermines GPA. It is however, mostly a matter of getting a degree and a high LSAT score for law school and for you to get into law.

Answer 4

I am a paralegal tho I haven't worked in the field for sometime.I loved the work.I didn't like the politics involved in the legal field.Allot of back stabbing between Attorney's,billing clients for 4 hrs lunches at a sports bar,etc.That's why I got out of it.I didn't like seeing honest hard working people getting screwed by unnecessary and dishonest attorney fees.Its just wrong.I loved the investigative aspect of the job.Finding documents that would win the case.Theres no higher satisfaction than after going through boxes and boxes of paperwork..,finally finding the needle in the haystack.Good luck.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

Go to college, and that is required http://www.law.harvard.edu/