Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The First Steps to Becoming an Attorney

The US Supreme Court

If you want to become an attorney, you will have to complete a few steps before you step into the courtroom.  I'll talk about the general process to become an attorney in the United States.

The first thing you have to do is get your bachelor's degree from an accredited university.  It can be any major, but some majors are preferred over others when applying into law school.  Next, you need to take the LSAT exam and do fairly well on it.

Harvard Law School


Once you have your degree and LSAT exam scores, you can apply into law school.  A full time law school program takes 3 years to graduate.  After you graduate, you have to study and pass the state bar exam, and after you do that, you're officially an attorney. 

By that time, you should already know what niche you want to practice law in.  There are criminal, bankruptcy, copyright, environmental, immigration, etc. attorneys, and it's best to pick an area that you are passionate about so that you can help your clientele in the best way possible.
Posted by Don't Judge Me at 10:12 PM
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63 comments:

  1. GurneyNovember 10, 2010 at 10:39 PM

    great info for ppl to get started

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  2. MellisaNovember 10, 2010 at 10:47 PM

    I'm pretty sure I fucked up the very first step.

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  3. Injury EverywhereNovember 10, 2010 at 11:19 PM

    what a unique post!

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  4. Dr. MesotheliomaNovember 10, 2010 at 11:21 PM

    I like your blog a lot!

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  5. BrandonNovember 10, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    Ahh good info, nice

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  6. FredNovember 10, 2010 at 11:50 PM

    I was debating taking my LSATs back during undergrad...

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  7. ego_rkoNovember 10, 2010 at 11:51 PM

    nice tip

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  8. joelbroderickNovember 11, 2010 at 12:20 AM

    Sounds like a piece of cake.

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  9. ShimizuNovember 11, 2010 at 12:39 AM

    how to ear ramén as a REAL man:
    put water on fire
    eat raw ramen
    drink boiling water
    snort the spices
    fuck the bitches
    whatever
    also, attorneys are ok

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  10. ArchiNovember 11, 2010 at 12:54 AM

    i were considering this to study, but chose computer science instead :P

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  11. Michael VNovember 11, 2010 at 2:39 AM

    I would like to be an attorney :)

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  12. rebekillahNovember 11, 2010 at 3:08 AM

    I can't wait to become an attorney

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  13. SamNovember 11, 2010 at 3:26 AM

    this is very good info, keep those legal facts coming, following!

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  14. rogerNovember 11, 2010 at 3:51 AM

    I can only dream of goin to law school :(

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  15. caretakerNovember 11, 2010 at 3:51 AM

    that is good dude

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  16. hindenburgNovember 11, 2010 at 4:27 AM

    I went to a lecture once where a lawyer was speaking about his experiences and it really feels like something you would want to do every day.

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  17. CookingManiacNovember 11, 2010 at 4:30 AM

    i wish it was that simple :)

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  18. SoreLosersGamingNovember 11, 2010 at 4:49 AM

    Being a lawyer would likely be too stressful for me, but good luck to those who try it...

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  19. SebastianNovember 11, 2010 at 4:55 AM

    Thanks for the info, haha.

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  20. CopyboyNovember 11, 2010 at 5:02 AM

    I didn't do that great on my SATs. Add an L to that and I would've probably done worse.

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  21. NostalgistNovember 11, 2010 at 5:27 AM

    good information as always.. keep it comming!

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  22. Jessie MIAMINovember 11, 2010 at 5:55 AM

    My friend goes to law school!

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  23. SykefuNovember 11, 2010 at 6:35 AM

    mmm, nice post and great pictures !

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  24. PlanetBenNovember 11, 2010 at 6:42 AM

    I would hate to be a lawyer, I dont see where the passion would come from.

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  25. Christie KleinNovember 11, 2010 at 6:46 AM

    My sister used to want to be a lawyer. I think she wants to be a teacher now.

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  26. Monster MadnessNovember 11, 2010 at 7:05 AM

    My friend once considered this

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  27. SalivaNovember 11, 2010 at 7:08 AM

    great post! ty m8.

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  28. SugarNovember 11, 2010 at 7:13 AM

    nice pic

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  29. MatteNovember 11, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    well i never becaome that. i hate law :d

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  30. AnonymousNovember 11, 2010 at 8:17 AM

    Good info!

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  31. FumfumfumNovember 11, 2010 at 8:40 AM

    Man lawyers are paperwork paperwork paperwork.. I couldn't hack that.

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  32. Suciô SanchezNovember 11, 2010 at 8:42 AM

    You missed out a couple of steps:

    1. Sell soul to the Devil.

    2. Shoot Bambi's mother.

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  33. AnonymousNovember 11, 2010 at 8:56 AM

    LSAT scares me...

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  34. icequeen100November 11, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    good post. :)

    I'll probably post some other vids, haven't really thought about it though. Thanks for the idea.

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  35. Mamin odabirNovember 11, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    Thank you for the info! :D

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  36. NarwhalMindedNovember 11, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    Very informative

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  37. Ben DoverNovember 11, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    That actually doesn't sound that hard if you're capable of studying.

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  38. AnonymousNovember 11, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    i imagine the lsats must be tough

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  39. HitchcockNovember 11, 2010 at 10:51 AM

    thanks, good to know

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  40. SeionNovember 11, 2010 at 11:00 AM

    I hear lawyers are having very tough times in this recession.

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  41. AnonymousNovember 11, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    LOL! Sounds easy, but why you don't gives an example of that LSAT exam, maybe is too hard ;_;

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  42. rominoutozorNovember 11, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    I love your pics :)

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  43. David DavidsonNovember 11, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    Sounds just as bad as taking the MCAT....

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  44. killahNovember 11, 2010 at 12:34 PM

    i'm studing law

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  45. AnonymousNovember 11, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    Nice info... I don't really wanna become an attorney, tho

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  46. What are you doing here.November 11, 2010 at 1:07 PM

    great info here

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  47. dousNovember 11, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    There is no way I could do that.

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  48. .November 11, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    great!

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  49. JoebloggsNovember 11, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    I'd love to, but the corruption would sicken me

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  50. FlippyNovember 11, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    step 1, school, step 2, exam, step 3, ???, step 4, be rich!

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  51. AnonymousNovember 11, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    good useful info whoever wants to become a attorney!

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  52. woshdatoshNovember 11, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    great text/post! nice one

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  53. TravisTouchdownNovember 11, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    i was considering getting a JD after my engineering degree but it turned out to be too expensive for my budget at the time

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  54. kokojestaNovember 11, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    cool thanks for the info!

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  55. CrammarcNovember 11, 2010 at 2:30 PM

    law school!

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  56. T.dotNovember 11, 2010 at 2:44 PM

    you write some great stuff

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  57. JRamNovember 11, 2010 at 2:47 PM

    I'm assuming law school is one of the biggest challenge of the steps to become a lawyer.

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  58. UnlogicNovember 11, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    being lawyers looks tough :/

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  59. AnonymousNovember 11, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    what a tough journey

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  60. AnonfourtwentyNovember 11, 2010 at 5:15 PM

    Good to know!

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  61. MoneyNaoPlzNovember 11, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    I could never be bothered studying law, effort that is.

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  62. SpringyBNovember 11, 2010 at 5:27 PM

    I considered this once but I decided against it.

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  63. Big PoppaNovember 12, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    nice info, looking forward to the next one.

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