With respect to becoming an attorney licensed to practice law, it is 3 years full time in most states. However to become a good attorney who actually knows what he is doing is more of a challenge. When I have interviewed attorneys in the past to find one that I would trust to handle my case I would say that only about one in ten actually know what they are doing, and they need at least ten years full time experience before they even begin to know what they are doing. I would say that in addition to three years of law school I would expect to spend an additional ten years of on the job training before you really begin to know what you are doing as an attorney.
If you pass the BAR exam then you can be a lawyer. Law school is just formal training. No time requirement is given. An A.A. does not have the same weight that it used to. Sadly, it is fairly useless.
All ABA accredited law schools that I am aware of require a bachelors degree, which would be three years minimum. Law school itself is three to four years. So after your associates degree, and assuming all of your credits transfer to a four year university if that is the case, you will have at least five more years of education before you are finished with law school. Now, just because you ve finished law school does not make you a lawyer, you must pass the bar in the state where you wish to practice. Most states require you to graduate from an ABA accredited law school in order to sit for the bar, so whichever the previos post was that said law school is quot;just formal trainingquot; is really not correct. As for a judge, you will need to be either elected or appointed. Either way you should have excelled as an attorney in the jurisdiction that you with to adjudicate. Hope this helps.
1. Law school requires a Bachelor s Degree and an LSAT score. A weighted score of GPA and LSAT is considered, but not decisive, in approving law school applications. In some law schools, under 10% of applications are approved. 2. Law school generally is slated for 3 years, but some students will attend part-time and graduate in longer periods. In all cases, as already stated, you must pass the Bar of your state, a quot;fitnessquot; examination (generally submitted during law school) as to your character and criminal background, if any, and pass your state s professional responsibility exam (generally during law school). 3. A probation officer requires no law degree, but most generally, some degree will be preferred over none at all. Probation may be for the state, and emerging in several states are quot;private probationquot; companies that are contracted to provide services. 4. A county or circuit judge must be elected, or appointed to office to fill a vacant seat until the expiration of the term. Supreme Court, appellate, and federal judges are appointed. Those appointed are almost always very active politically. Do not presume the best person will get the job when it comes to appointments.
Bachelor s Degree which takes 4 yrs and then 3 yrs of Law School. My step-father has a Bachelor s in Criminal Justice and then went to Law School and became a lawyer.
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