If you want to become a real lawyer, you are going to have to go to a community college to get your GPA up for two years, then transfer to a 4 year credited University and make sure to keep your GPA high. When you graduate from there you need to apply to law school, and it is quite challenging. Fastweb.com can provide you with colleges in your area. If you would like to be a paralegal and just work for the lawyers, you can go to a community college and get your associates degree in paralegaling. Try searching monster.com and see if anyone is hiring for a secretary at a law firm. Law is such an intense career , you can not take online classes to become a lawyer. University of Phoenix online or Baker College (www.baker.edu) may however let you get your associates in paralegaling. Good luck!
get a GED go to college for 4 (sometimes more) years. while in college, you take the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) and apply to law school after you get a 4-year degree, you go to law school for 2 yrs full time or 3 yrs part time. then you pass the Bar Examination in the state that you wish to practice law in and voila!!...you re a lawyer. all in all it may cost about $100,000 dollars if you go to reasonable schools.
You may want to take a good look at what is out there concerning the amount of lawyers in your area. Many cities have a great many of them struggling to make ends-meat. You should specialize in one area of law and stick to just that, it is getting to the point it is the best thing to do. If you are looking for a growing field consider any field dealing with medical or the care of people in any way.
Join one of the military services! Get your schooling and get paid while learning!
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