I wanna be a corporate lawyer and i wanna know how long i will go to school?

[jabarl]

(10 POINTS FOR BEST ANSWER) Alright. So i figured out a corporate lawyer goes to law school for about 3 or so years right? (please correct me if i am wrong) and i was wondering what under graduated degree i have to get before law school? So i would go get a bachelors in...film or something and go to college for 4 years for that then i go off to law school for 3 years? I know this may seem confusing. But please try your best to try and answer! thank you!

[koltin]

It depends on what kind of Law you want to practice. If your school offers pre-law as a major then go for it. If you want to work Corporate Law you can get an undergrad in business administration. If you want to focus on medical malpractice then go pre-med if you want to specialize in litigation then you might want to go for Political Science as your BS degree. Since you mentioned film school you can do that or communications as your undergrad if you are leaning toward entertainment law.

Graduate at the top of your class for both undergrad and grad school and be sure to get a jump start on internships while you are a junior and you should have no problem getting a job upon graduation. By the way if you are certain you are going to focus on corporate law, look into the joint MBA/JD program at your grad school of choice. Many schools offer the joint degree program.

[lorimar]

3 years of law school preceded by 4 years of college (you can choose any degree you want)

You need to score well on the LSAT as an undergraduate and you need to eventually pass the Bar Exam in the state in which you plan to practice law.

[wakeley58]

4 years at college as an undergraduate



plus 4 years at law school



you may do internships for a year or two as well




if you start college this next semester you could be a practicing lawyer in 10 years

[flannagain]

your undergrad can be in anything. really all that matters is your score on the LSAT