i wanna kno because i know a person who graduated College and wants to be a lawyer, and thinks she's automatically a lawyer.
2007-09-19 14:03:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
When you graduate college, you have a number of choices. You can go into the workforce, or you can go on for a graduate or professional degree. Some jobs, however, you just can't do until you have graduated from a professional school and passed a licensing exam. One of those is being a lawyer. In fact, it is illegal to practice law if you have NOT passed the Bar exam for your state, and almost all lawyers have gone to law school before taking that exam (there is a very tiny number who have not, but that is only in a few states and there are other, rigorous requirements for such people beyond taking the Bar exam). You cannot just call yourself a lawyer and be one, any more than you can start performing surgeries right after college.
2007-09-19 14:18:04 · answer #1 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
She's not a lawyers
You have to go to law school for 4 years and pass the Bar Exam.
With a 4 year degree you can become a PAra Legal and do the work of a lawyer, but under supervision of a lawer.
Top pay for this is $50-60K a year
Starting pay for a lawyer is $100,000 a year
2007-09-19 14:57:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck yeah, you should have a party for graduating. In fact, I think college parties should be more important than high school parties. These days, just about everyone graduates from high school - big deal. A college degree is a lot harder to obtain and should definitely be celebrated. Plus, people don't come out of high school in debt from student loans and expenses. You need a party to hopefully raise some money!!! Good luck, hopefully your family has a similar view as me and will throw you a party.
2016-05-18 23:21:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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It's quite possible to graduate college and never excel in a profession, and never go to graduate school.
Few people automatically excel in their profession immediately after graduating. Some do quite well at their entry level. Some struggle for a little while.
A fairly large number of college graduates go to graduate school afterwards nowadays.
2007-09-19 14:11:28 · answer #4 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have worked in higher education for almost 30 years in a variety of capacities. Degrees don't create success, people do. If you or you friend think that a degree in any discipline leads to automatic success, you are mistaken. A degree just gets you in the door. I would go as far as to say that the academic discipline matters less than your drive to succeed.
2007-09-19 14:17:11 · answer #5 · answered by JGull 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you're going to excel in anything until you learn how to spell.
And tell your friend you need to go to law school, then pass the bar. Then, you need to get a job (at a firm, a city, etc.), or else start your own practice, or you're really a lawyer in name only.
It's possible to educate yourself and pass the bar without going to law school, but a) good luck passing and b) good luck getting a job.
2007-09-19 14:16:03 · answer #6 · answered by Darkwolfe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um. Unless your friend has gone to law school and passed the Bar exam, she's not a lawyer.
2007-09-19 14:10:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋