If you are looking at a career with the legal system, you need to start early as becoming a lawyer requires 7 years of study and passing the bar exam. This comprises of four years of undergraduate college after high school and three years of law study. And unless you pass the bar examination after law school, you’ll not be a certified law practitioner. Also, different states have different norms set up to admit a pupil to their bar practice, which implies that you might have to take multiple tests if you want to practice law in more than one state.

Although one can choose the kind of law practice they want to pursue, namely criminal lawyers; legal representatives for individuals, corporate firms, families; state attorneys, etc., there are no major or minor subjects to choose from as such in the duration of the course.

As is the case with every field, getting into a good law school provides a firm foundation for a successful career in the legal field. The American Bar Association (ABA) requires all law students to clear the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) before joining any ABA accredited law school. If you do not manage to do that, you can still get into the state accredited law schools. Apart from good grades in undergraduate study one is also required to demonstrate good analytical skills, quick thinking, good public speaking skills, sound logical sense and writing skills and the aptitude to be a lawyer. Most schools take all these factors into consideration in addition to the LSAT scores. Also, apart from clearing the bar examination one would have to pass a test on ethics to be admitted into bar practice.

Being a representative of the legal system is a strenuous career with constant research, study, and more of hours of work than other professional careers. Once you clear the bar examination, you are awarded a professional degree called the juris Doctor (J.D.).