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Becoming a Lawyer

Published on Mar 16, 2016

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Becoming a Lawyer

By: Simone Norman
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All About the benjamins

  • Lawyers earn an annual salary of $131,900 and a monthly income of $69,280
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Knowledge is king

  • Bachelor's, Doctoral, or Professional

New to this

  • The common entry position is Contract Partner
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"Do i need this?"

  • The required skills for becoming a lawyer.
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"Now what do i do?"

  • Lawyers Advise and Represent individuals, businesses, and government agencies on legal issues and disputes

Lawyer in 5 steps

  • Step 1: Earn a Bachelor's degree
  • Step 2: Take the LSAT
  • Step 3: Earn your J.D. Degree
  • Step 4: Consider participating in a Clerkship
  • Step 5: Pass your SBE

What's the chances?

  • Job outlook.
  • 10% growth within 10 years
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What's the catch?

  • Becoming a Lawyer DOES NOT require any educational degree than a Bachelor's
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Learn how to dress

  • Attire to being a lawyer is business/formal (As shown in the background

Piece of cake!...Right?

  • Challenges for becoming a lawyer could be defending and winning cases.
  • Also analyzing documents and memorizing them.
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A chance to see it in action