Interested in pursuing a career as a lawyer? Learn how to become a lawyer and what steps you need to take from high school with CollegeVine host Elias Miller. He’ll discuss how to prepare to become a lawyer starting in high school, touching on things like what kind of classes to take, writing about law in your college essays, how prospective lawyers can establish their career, and everything in between.
1:56 What skills do lawyers need?
2:50 What do you do as a lawyer?
3:15 Where can lawyers work?
3:34 What’s a lawyers salary like?
4:06 Different types of law
5:04 Qualifications and education needed to become a lawyer
5:27 High school courses to get you on track to study law
5:54 High school extracurriculars for law
6:30 SAT Subject tests you may want to consider if you plan to study law
7:18 How to discuss wanting to become a lawyer in your college essays
8:39 Programs to consider
9:08 Top 5 law schools
9:28 Possible majors to consider
10:32 The importance of GPA for law school
11:52 College courses to consider
12:36 College extracurriculars to consider
12:06 After college: Law school
13:40 Bar exam
13:55 How to get hired as a lawyer
14:04 Internships and different work experience to consider
14:57 The importance of networking
15:17 Applying for law-oriented jobs
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