I am 13 amp; want to become a lawyer. Is there any advice that you can give me that will help me in the future? -

I know that to become a good lawyer you need to be able to have the ability to communicate well. I can communicate with people, but I wouldn t necessarily say that I am too good at it. Is there a way I can get better at this? Also, my dream is to go to Stanford. I know it s kind of too much to hope for, but I have straight A s in school and I think I might have a chance. I would really appreciate any advice that anyone could offer to me; I know I am a little too young but I think it is good to get a head start on things.

Talk to lawyers. See what they do in a regular day. Make sure you really want to be a lawyer. In law school, they tell you to watch the law shows to pick out all the stuff that is wrong. TV has a pretty distorted and inaccurate portrayal of what lawyers do (we re actually more boring; would make for lousy TV). To get into stanford, along with grades and test scores, you need great extra currics and letters of rec. So, get involved in activities now. Start talking to your teachers. Lawyers primarily need to be able to write well. Instead of watching TV, I d read. I wouldn t say taking a logic class is required. I took one. Didn t think it was that much use. Debate clubs, Model UN, those kinds of things are helpful though.

I find that talking to someone that already works in your field of interest can be quite helpful. And I also agree with the person before me that suggested taking a criminal justice class. Its good to aim high! Go on line and request an information packet from Stanford. Also, once you enter high school, establish a good relationship with your counselor and make sure that s/he knows what your goals are. Good Luck!

Well, I am 14 going on 15 and my mom says that if I want to be a lawyer, I need to have taken debate, logic, constitutional law, and that I should know how to write good essays. Hope that helps.

Several high schools and junior high schools, offer electives in Criminal Justice, Public Speaking, Communications. Try taking some of those classes and see if you like them. You have to be able to handle people with a wide range of emotions such as crying or yelling at you, possibly even cursing at you. If you are a strong person and can handle that as you get older and like the courses...you have a good shot at becoming a lawyer. Once you are in high school, you can see if your school offers Vocational Office Education. They may be able to get you a summer intership working as an office assistant at a lawyers office. I wish you luck in whatever you choose!

The LSAT is largely logic, so start working logic problems now. (You can find them on the net, buy books of them, or even magazines.) Don t major in Pre-Law in college, law school admissions people don t like that. Major in Business or English or Communications instead. Dervelop good study skills now.