What is the most challenging thing about obtaining a law degree?
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What is the most challenging thing about obtaining a law degree?
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I want to become a criminal attorney but im not sure what areas I should work on in order to pass the BAR exam etc. Please help.
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Charis P
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You do not have to work on any particular area to pass the Bar exam. The mandatory classes for law school coupled with a reputable bar exam preparation class will ensure you pass the Bar exam, and state bar exams and the multi-state Bar exam do not distinguish how you scored in specific areas of law.
Law school elective classes will often include courses in specific areas of criminal law, many which are often taught by adjunct professors that are practicing criminal law attorneys or judges. While you should strive to get in the best law school possible and graduate at the top of your class and on law review because it is, generally speaking, a very competitive hiring market, making high marks in such elective courses can make a strong impression on your professor and establish a good rapport that could help in obtaining a criminal law attorney position (one of my professors offered to pull some strings to get me an interview with a District Attorney's office).
Most law firms that interview on campus and offer summer associate (intern) positions do not offer any exposure to the practice of criminal law and in any big law firm even if they offer any exposure, it will in all likelihood be cursory and of little substance. The summer positions you will want to look for are with government offices such as a District Attorney's, Attorney General's or Legal Aid criminal defense office. Unfortunately these positions do not pay much, and compared to peers who will be moving on to big law firms the starting salaries in these offices are also low, but they offer the most intense, immersive exposure and training in criminal trial law for graduating lawyers. |
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Alex
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Don't worry about the bar exam just yet. Focus on the LSAT. In the law, ranking is very important. Try to go to the highest ranked law school you get into. Then, try to get the highest class ranking you can. It's a very competitive profession. |
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