What does it take to become a lawyer?

Answer 1

you got to go to law school, take the bar and pass-it sounds easy but it involves lots of work.

Answer 2

It takes reasearch about lawyers, than making sure that u have all the high school credits to become a lawyer than go to college and than university. That how u become a lawyer but take only the college and university courses u need in order to be a lawyer from the information that u researched.

By Glen M

Answer 3

A degree from a college or university first, going for a Juris Doctor is a continuing education, like a master's degree. You have to take the LSAT for placement, three years of additional classes and many schools have a rigorous curriculum that needs to be followed in a specific order, then passing the bar exam for your state. You can complete the degree without taking the bar exam, but you cannot practice law without state's registration.

Answer 4

Some states let you challenge the bar exam without having gone to law school if you can show you have some experience or knowledge that qualifies you. In most states however, you have to graduate from an ABA accredited law school and succesfully sit for the bar exam to be admitted to practice. Occasionally some states, such as South Dakota, automatically admit graduates of law schools within their state without a test too.

Then there are reciprocity agreements between states wherein if you are licensed in a certain state for "x" number of years and in good standing, you can petition in to get licensed in another state without further testing.

Also, the common bar exam now consists of a state specific section and also a standardized national test section. Here for instance, when I took the bar, it was one full day of essay questions used just in our state, and one full day of multi-state multiple choice questions. This was several months after sitting for a 1/2 day professional responsibility exam.

Your best bet is to check with your local court system or bar to get the specific requirements in your state.

Then you can decide if you want to seek admission to the federal courts after that, which is a whole other process too...

Answer 5

In what country or state? The basic role of a lawyer is either advocacy (trial work) or analysis and preparation of documents, from contracts to wills.

In both situations, a lawyer needs to be able to analyze facts, apply the law to the facts in a way that benefits his client without violating legal or ethical standards, and obtain the result his client wants.

Intelligence and being able to connect things others might not connect, as well as being able to think "on your feet," are important,

Needless to say, you need to know the things to connect, so you need to know the statutes, regulations and case law as well as the forms and procedures you will need to use.

Simple.

Answer 6

A college degree and three years of law school. Then you must pass the bar exam. (In the U.S.)

Answer 7

The lack of a soul.

Answer 8

lots of school

Answer 9

work,work,work and work then research,research,research,and research then after your finished more work and research.