Education For Lawyers Can Take A Long Time

Lawyers undergo a rigorous seven year undergraduate and post-graduate education, training, and examination in order to become licensed legal advisors in their specialty area of law. First, he or she will complete a four year degree B.S. or B.A. in a variety of undergraduate majors of concentration. Pre-law is an advantageous Bachelors degree choice for students who would like to begin their broad introduction to the field during undergraduate study. However, the completion of a degree that develops and strengthens one’s research and writing through the pursuit of a developed psychology, history, business, or marketing background will be equally productive to one’s future.

Once the future lawyer nears completion of their Bachelors degree, preparation for the LSAT (Law School Admission Test) intensifies until the ideal score is reached, to gain entry into one of the countries ABA (American Bar Association) accredited law schools. Once accepted, the student understands that the decision to follow through with law school and beyond is to jump into the rush of the evolving, revolving, and life altering legal system. He or she will be carrying out the traditions of the legislative branch of government into the courtrooms of their jurisdiction. Across the country attorneys interpret the laws so that the pursuit of justice is carried forth to an individual client, group, organization, corporation, or state.

The last and final step before a law student may become a licensed attorney practicing before the bar, he or she must pass the bar examination as well as an ethics examination, dependent upon the state the license is sought. Great evidence among test preparers suggests that the sooner you take the bar after completion of law school the higher your chances of excelling in analysis of the laws and legal concepts presented. It is a great testament to one’s ability to succeed as a lawyer in their chosen jurisdiction. While law school develops their legal knowledge it also develops their understanding of the research and rhetoric needed for concise argumentative writing and speech. This training is all vital to the lawyer’s future success and their ability to defend their clients’ rights, property, or freedom.

Upon the successful completion of law school, the bar examination, and ethics exam where applicable; burgeoning lawyers must find a reputable means to practice the area of law that interests and impacts him or her the most. There are over thirty specialized areas of law for an attorney to find their niche to help the community with civil rights law, immigration law, elder law, education law, etc. Or, he or she may choose an entertainment/corporate route dealing with contracts and on retainer for mergers and lawsuits. Regardless of the specialization the attorney takes on, he or she will be a great influence in the interpretation of laws for private citizens, public figures, from individual to class action suits of thousands to help keep rights, property, and freedoms a little more organized and civil by interpreting the means to protect livelihoods and progression for anyone who reaches out for it.