How many year does it take to become a Divorce Lawyer?

Answer 1

In the United States, it takes seven years to become a divorce attorney or any kind of attorney. You must have a Bachelor's degree to apply to law school and those typically take four years. Law school is three years for a total of seven years of education.

You must also pass the applicable state bar examination and then you can become any type of lawyer you desire providing you know the area of law you wish to practice. You can be sure of that by taking classes in law school that apply to that area and taking Continuing Legal Education credits in that field as well as learning from other attorneys.

Answer 2

The short answer is three (3) years. The more detailed answer is that in the United States, to become licensed to practice in any area of law you must: 1) Complete high school (i.e. up through grade 12); 2) Attend and complete study at a four year university, which includes taking college entrance exam(s) - ACT, SAT or both; 3) Attend and complete three years of study at an accredited law school, which includes taking the law school entrance exam - LSAT; 4) Pass the requisite state bar exam, in which you want to practice, which includes a multi-state ethics examination - MPRE. For those of you keeping track, that is roughly 20+ years of schooling, not to mention, hours of examinations (the bar exam is a two day exam, consisting of a total of four three-hour segments).

Answer 3

It takes roughly the same amount of time, if that is the intent of the law student, they just choose to take more family law classes, which are not a requirement. Most often, it's the hope of the law student to be accepted by a large corporate law firm, so they specialize in corporate law. The drawback of that is if they get that position, they get stuck with all the family law cases that the law partners don't want to do.

Answer 4

A law degree normally takes three years. Then you have to pass the bar exam.