What education level do you need to be a lawyer?

Answer 1

You begin your journey to becoming a lawyer by enrolling in university....any major if fine. There are no formal pre-law courses. By your second year in university you are permitted to write the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test). Along with your GPA, your LSAT score and your personal background experiences, if you are accepted into lawschool you must put in three more years at the university level, although the university usually calls itself school of law or law school. You will be putting in a minimum of 5 years to complete your law degree. After that you must do what is called your "articling" - working for pretty low pay in a law office and learning how to do things like research and update case law. After approximately one year you can take your bar exam. If you pass you must apply for enrollment in whichever state or provincial law association applies to you so you can legally practice law. (Eg. in Ontario you would join the Law Society of Upper Canada). You can also enroll in law associations specific to your expertise (eg. trial lawyers have their own association too).

Answer 2

It is called a Juris Doctor (JD) degree. This would take four years for a bachelor's degree, and three years of law school.

Answer 3

4 yr college, plus three yrs law school OR an advanced degree

Answer 4

A lawyer needs a lot of education it requires a law and government path in high school. Must have a law degree in college.

Answer 5

Most law schools require you to have a bachelor's degree. There are a few that will allow you to enter with some level of college experience.