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    Question: What skills to Lawyers need?

    Answer: First, lawyers need to be able to speak and write clearly. Most of the practice of law is conducted by speaking or writing to other people, so a strong ability with language is very important.

    Second, lawyers need to be able to think logically. The practice of law is really all about interpreting how the laws will apply to a particular case and this is done through a process of logical thinking that is learned in law school.

    Third, lawyers need to be good at dealing with people. Much of what a lawyer does is talking to people, negotiating and building relationships. So 'people skills' are very important to lawyers.

    What lawyers don't necessarily need is to be strong-willed or tough-minded. Contrary to what you may see in the movies, most successful lawyers don't get that way by yelling at people or bossing others around. Most good lawyers are well liked by their clients and other lawyers.

    Finally, from an educational standpoint, here's what you need to become a lawyer:

    -A bachelor's degree from a university or college,

    -A Juris Doctor degree in law from a law school, and

    -To pass the Bar Examination in the state in which you want to work.

    It takes about eight years after the end of high school to become a lawyer


    Comments
    31 thru 35 of 162 comments    ...  6  [ 7 ]  8   9   10  ...   
    On 03/16/08
    yenira from CA said:
    i really want to be a lawyer but my grades are absolutely horibble n i hate school i have a 1.1 G.P.A bu i like that kind of job is there any other type job thats related? with good pay?
    On 02/28/08
    rose from MI said:
    i love laws!!!!
    On 02/27/08
    Shay from OH said:
    Everyone is saying that they want to become a lawyer and all but thats alot of work and responsibility. thats 8 more years of school after high school plus you have to go to college. its going to be very hard, im a freshman in high school and i dont like school but im going to have to do it if i want to persue my dream since i was little to be a lawyer, also there are classes you have to take in high school. its going to be a lot of work so you have to be prepared
    On 02/21/08
    gabby from FL said:
    Well im in 5th and im gaonna make sure i have all those skills to become a lawyer.being a lawyer is my goal
    On 02/19/08
    Cody from OK said:
    i am thinking that when i get out of high school that i could become a lawyer but i dont have stright A's do you have a solution
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