What classes do i take in high school if i want to become a criminal or family lawyer?
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What classes do i take in high school if i want to become a criminal or family lawyer? I go to a small town school there’s only 140 people in my class
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What classes do i take in high school if i want to become a criminal or family lawyer? I go to a small town school there’s only 140 people in my class
June 1st, 2010 at 3:24 am
Humanities Courses :
- history ( european history, us history, etc, etc )
- law
- english courses ( be it literature, ap, honors, etc )
- forensic science would be a bonus
- math ( just because i don’t think you can do anything with out it )
if you have a career counsellor talk to her,
i hope you work it out !
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June 2nd, 2010 at 2:23 am
your high school classes will have no bearing on law school. I guess taking classes like sociology and anthropology might be useful, but you need to focus on getting into a good undergrad. program and then studying for the LSAT, and preparing for law school b
June 5th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Nothing in high school will help you. To become a lawyer in the US you have to go to graduate school, here is the steps you must take to be a lawyer:
1. Earn a bachelors degree in any major you like after high school (4 years full time).
2. Take the LSAT between your junior and senior years of college.
3. Apply to law schools in the fall of your senior year of college with your LSAT score and college GPA to date (note that law school admissions are largely determined based on your college GPA and LSAT score, they will not consider what you did in high school)
4. Go through law school, which is a 3 year program full time.
5. Take the bar exam in the state you wish to practice the July after you graduate from law school.
Best of luck. daaaave