Many people today say that they would like to be a lawyer with the idea that lawyers stay in court, fight bad guys, scream in court and win the case. While that may be true from time to time, it definitely isn’t most of the time. Also, you have to know what kind of lawyer you would like to be. For those interested in becoming a lawyer, I’ll go over a few steps here to get you started on the right track.

The first is the first. Do you know exactly what a lawyer does? They help draft wills, help merchants sue clients for unpaid bills, advise clients on divorce, prepare loan documents for banks, research tax law and international trade, prosecute criminal trials, and a few other things. . It can be a public defender, a prosecutor, a city attorney, or a city attorney. Many attorneys don’t even see the inside of a courtroom.

State laws are different regarding the requirements to become a lawyer and to be able to practice law in that state. We will use California as an example.

18 years
Pass equivalency tests or two years of undergraduate work
Graduated from a state-approved bar association law school
Register with the state bar within 90 days of starting law school
Pass the first-year law student exam
receive an affirmative determination of moral character
Pass the California Bar Exam and the Multi-State Professional Responsibility Exam
Provide your social security number
Comply with any court-ordered child or family support payments

Before law school, you want to know what you need to do to do well, right? Here are some tips: write logically and concisely, analyze problems and create solutions, articulate a position on an issue and participate in debates, and read, analyze, and retain large amounts of material.

Applying to law school can take a while. There’s usually a waiting list, so you’ll likely need to apply about a year before you take the LSAT (Law Student Admissions Test). The LSAT is given four times a year.

In California, you can become a lawyer without going to law school. You will have to have four years studying law with a judge or a lawyer. To obtain a determination of moral character, they will need evidence of honesty, respect for the law and other rights, fiscal responsibility, and records of faithfulness and trustworthiness in other areas of licensed work. If you’ve been convicted in the past… you don’t have good moral character.

The bar exam must be passed. It is a 3-day test with 6 essay questions, two performance tests, and a 200-question multiple choice test on constitutional law, contracts, criminal law, evidence, real estate, and torts. If you don’t pass, you can take it again as long as you take an oath saying you’ll meet the requirements within 5 years.

In short, we can boil it down to seven steps.
1: Earn a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
2: Take the LSAT
3: Get into law school
4: Law School Graduate
5: Study for the bar exam
6: Pass the bar exam
7: Pass the moral character test

And there you will have it. Seven steps to be a lawyer. Good luck with that and if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or just want to tell me I suck, feel free to message me.