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Law school is tough and you have to have high marks to get in. Once you're
in, hard work will help set you apart from your classmates when it's time
to search for a job.
Jonathan Bida is a new lawyer who earned several awards for academic achievement
while completing his law degree.
"If you pay attention, if you have some modicum of interest in what you're
doing, and you're committed to it, then I think you'll do well," he says of
his law school experience. "I really can't see that I'm smarter than other
people that I went to law school with. I think I worked harder than most."
Experts say law school graduates who are willing to move to find jobs and
who have a specialty will have the easiest time finding employment.
Aspiring law students have to have a full, four-year degree before they
start law school. Then, they must write an aptitude test (LSAT) to get into
a law school. Law school is three years. At law school, they may attend specialized
clinics or courses pertaining to a specific area of law.
Finally, they must pass a bar examination administered by a state law society
in order to become a licensed lawyer.