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Did you know that Yale was the best school to go to for lawyer?

Most people do but if you didn't know now you do. I learned about that when I was researching for my paper I also learned about what i have to do to become a lawyer what i found was that the first thing you have to do is graduate from high school then practice for and take college admissions test (SAT/ACT). The next step i found out that i have to do is develop good reading and writing skills over time. Then i need to attend college and then graduate with a four year college degree. Next i can find a lawyer that i can look up to and take the law school admissions test. Next i can research law schools based on what type of lawyer you want to be and apply and graduate from
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It provides a stand measure acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants. The teat is about 35 minutes long and its multiple choice questions. White the 35 minutes there is a unscored writing sample at the end of the test and is sent to law schools that you apply to. There are three types of multiple questions in the LSAT; reading comprehension questions which measures your ability to read, analytical reasoning which measures the ability to understand and draw logical conclusions and lastly logical reasoning questions measures the ability to analyze, critically evaluate, and complete arguments as the occur in ordinary …show more content…
There is intellectual property lawyers who deal with things you can't touch like a song or a idea. Another type is mergers and acquisition lawyers who deal with buying and selling companies. Another one is finance and securities lawyers who only deal with with money. The next one is employment and labor lawyers deal with jobs. Personal injury lawyers deal with accidents and any injuries. Estate planning lawyers make sure all of your family dealings are in order. Much like the last a family lawyer handles family issues. Malpractice lawyer helps when someone messes up their job. A real estate lawyer deals with estate and property. Entertainment lawyers deal with entertainment contracts. Bankruptcy lawyer help you get out of debt. Digital media and internet lawyers deal with anything than has to do with technology. Civil litigation helps with real estate, employment, business and more. Traffic lawyers don't work a lot but when they do they work with things like speeding tickets. Immigration lawyers deal with things like bringing someone to the U.S. lastly I found about tax lawyers help with taxes.

I also wondered how many year in college do you need to have and I found that it can take up to 7 to 8 years to become a lawyer, after a four year bachelors degree you can enroll in a law school that will take 3 to 4

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