How long does it take to study law?
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you can major in anything at a 4 year undergraduate college, then it takes 3 years of law school to get your JD. After that you need to clerk for at least a year. so youre looking at quite a while before you actually start practicing law.
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in the US an accounting degree generally takes 4 years.  There are some places that might offer schedules you could accelerate to do it in 3.  There are many schools that offer part-time programs that will take longer if you are not transferring credits.
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You can "read for the bar".\n\nIf by "becoming a lawyer" you mean, "licensed to practice law in a U.S. State", then you should know that some states (California, maybe CO, VA too) do not require you to attend law school, although they do require you to pass the Bar Exam--the same exam given to students who have graduated law school.\n\nYou can just read up on the law on your own, and when you think you're ready, just take the exam.  If you pass--you can practice law in that state just like anybody who went to law school.\n\nThe buzzword here is "read for the bar" if you want to search for more.
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Dear Kurt,  you can learn all there is you need to become a lawyer, but it would be most difficult to do it on your own--there are approximately 30 different areas of the law you need, the big six are Torts, Criminal Law, Contracts, Property, Civil Procedure, Constitutional law.  Then you need to learn the rules of Evidence, areas of law like estates and trusts, family law, UCC/Sales/secured transactions/negotiable instruments, domestic relations/family law, income taxation, federal jurisdiction, legal ethics, trial procedure, and so forth.  You would also need to learn about legal reasoning, legal writing (including the way pleadings are drafted, how to write legal briefs, how to draft appellate pleadings), how to read and brief a case.  \n\nAnd you would have to do all this using a full legal library to find and get the cases to read--law is taught by directed reading of cases that set forth the so-called "black letter" law.  It is not done by lecture (in most schools).  To do it on your own would be time consuming and perhaps not so fruitful because there are many cases reported in the law reporters that are not suitable for learning what the law is.  \n\nMoreover, most states still require you to go to law school before you can get a license.  So, you are not avoiding the cost of going to school.  Those states that don't require a degree, usually require some school and working like an apprentice for a licensed attorney.  I think only California allows a license by correspondence schools.  Perhaps now with internet learning there are some schools that offer a law degree online.  \n\nYou would do better to find a grant or student loan and enroll in a law school...Also they are pretty particular--you need and undergraduate degree, a decent grade point average and reasonably good scores on the LSAT to be admitted.\n--Lawyer here and instructor in a college....
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I did and it is not that hard - got a couple of law degrees as well. Just a lot of memorising. Cases are easy to learn as each one is a different story. \n\nIf you are logical - you see a list of ...eg ...do 1 then 3 then 4 then 2....(becase law has a lot of these "formulas") and find it easy, then no problem. \n\nNow the practice of law is a lot more boring....too much of that civil procedure bulls*it.....or drafting a 200 page boring document rather than getting any real action....
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In the US, you need to graduate froma four year college with a Bachelor's degree; then attend a three year law school to obtain a Juris Doctorate, then pass a two day (in some states 3 day) examination on law and be deemed morally fit.  \n\nThen, on your first day, a client asks you what to do and you literally quake in terror.
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it will take about15 days to learn everything thoroughly.so time wise you seem to be all right.
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Law School..its take 4 years i'm in classes for it now..Good luck!!
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Going to university to do law degree or if you already have a degree then a conversion course.\n\nLike someone else said, there's no real point in a level law unless you are interested in law but don't want to do it as a career.  Some university law courses even prefer people not to have the A level.
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Hold your horses there, Law school is grad school, unless you're in Canada, where you can obtain a Bachelors of law, you need to finish 4 whole years of college doing something ELSE (usually political science, journalism, something related to law, but that is in no way required), before you do another 4 years of law school. Some colleges let you do coursework over the summer for credit, but it usually pays to wait it out and go with the expected flow. Do your best in high school, get into a good college and follow their pre-law or political science program (I'm polisci myself, going to go to law school in 2010) then apply to good law schools, like Harvard or Yale, or if you can't cut that, UCONN law is great.\n\nGood luck.
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First, you need to need a bachelor's degree (or undergraduate degree).  Then need to get accepted into law school  (graduate degree).  You'll spend a total of 6 to 8 years past your high school diploma.\n\nMost law students have an undergraduate degree in Pre-Law, History, Criminal Justice, or Political Science; however, this isn't necessary to get excepted into law school.
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Usually 4 years, but you may be able to do it in a little less, depending on the school and your high school grades and credits.
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The LSAT score is good for 5 years.  \n\nGo to www.lsac.org  for more information about to LSAT and law school admission process
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To be a lawyer, you have to go to college For Four years and major in prelaw, and then law school For 4.  So, that's 8.  To be a therapist, you have to go to college and major in pyschology.
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Yes, each state has its own exam. In most states the bar examination takes two days to complete. There is usually a general examination and a State specific exam. If you are already a member of the bar in one State, you will be exempt from the general examination.  However, you would have to take the State specific exam. If you want more information about law school check out this link: www.lawschooldiscussion.org. It is an extremely helpful website that can provide you with helpful information when it comes to the ultra competitive law school admissions process. Good Luck!
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It usually takes 4 years instead of 3 and you get both your law degree (the JD) and a Master's Degree In Business Administration (MBA). You have to take all the law classes required, but your electives will all be related to business, and therefore they will carry over and count towards your MBA. There are also additional core classes you will have to take for your MBA. It's like killing 2 birds with 1 stone.
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Sort of. A lot depends on how well prepared you are for it. If you have a degree in English, Philosophy, Political Science or probably Business, from a good university, you'll probably do well. In my class, about a third dropped out after the first semester. By the 3rd year, I couldn't wait to get out, guess I was bored. It was very difficult for me all the way through. But I had a B.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling. That didn't prepare me for law school at all. I passed the bar on the first try. That was no picnic!For me, Law School made college seem like kindergarten. I went from a 3.9 avg. in college to 2.2 the first semester of law school.