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What Does It Take To Be A Lawyer?

When you see all these handsome Lawyers in TVcourses in fields such as tax, labor, or
series like LA Law, sitting in their fancycorporate law. Law students often acquire
offices, driving these flashy cars, have youpractical experience by participating in
ever realized what they have been through inschool-sponsored legal clinic activities; in
terms of time, years of education, money,the school's moot court competitions, in
Certifications  etc'.which students conduct appellate arguments;
in practice trials under the supervision of
Let me Describe to you the Lawyers course ofexperienced lawyers and judges; and through
training. Formal educational requirements forresearch and writing on legal issues for the
lawyers include a 4-year college degree, 3school's  law  journal.
years in law school, and the passing of a
written  bar  examination.Law school graduates receive the degree of
juris doctor (J.D.) as the first professional
Competition for admission to most law schoolsdegree. Advanced law degrees may be desirable
is intense. prospective lawyers shouldfor those planning to specialize, research,
develop proficiency in writing and speaking,or teach. Some law students pursue joint
reading, researching, analyzing, and thinkingdegree programs, which usually require an
logically-skills needed to succeed both inadditional semester or year of study. Joint
law  school  and  in  the  profession.degree programs are offered in a number of
areas, including law and business
Regardless of major, a multidisciplinaryadministration  or  public  administration.
background is recommended. Courses in
English, foreign languages, public speaking,After graduation, lawyers must keep informed
government, philosophy, history, economics,about legal and nonlegal developments that
mathematics, and computer science, amongaffect their practice. Currently, 40 States
others, are useful. Students interested in aand jurisdictions mandate continuing legal
particular aspect of law may find relatededucation (CLE). Many law schools and State
courses helpful. For example, prospectiveand local bar associations provide continuing
patent lawyers need a strong background ineducation courses that help lawyers stay
engineering or science, and future taxabreast  of  recent  developments.
lawyers must have extensive knowledge of
accounting.The practice of law involves a great deal of
responsibility. Individuals planning careers
Acceptance by most law schools depends on thein law should like to work with people and be
applicant's ability to demonstrate anable to win the respect and confidence of
aptitude for the study of law, usuallytheir clients, associates, and the public.
through good undergraduate grades, the LawPerseverance, creativity, and reasoning
School Admission Test (LSAT), the quality ofability also are essential to lawyers, who
the applicant's undergraduate school, anyoften analyze complex cases and handle new
prior work experience, and, sometimes, aand  unique  legal  problems.
personal  interview.
Lawyers held about 695,000 jobs in 2002.
During the first year or year and a half ofAbout 3 out of 4 lawyers practiced privately,
law school, students usually study coreeither in law firms or in solo practices.
courses, such as constitutional law,Most of the remaining lawyers held positions
contracts, property law, torts, civilin government and with corporations and
procedure, and legal writing. In thenonprofit organizations.
remaining time, they may elect specialized



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