Educational Requirements for Attorneys
In the United States, the law is taught primarily in law schools. This school is a graduate/professional school that requires a bachelor’s degree as a prerequisite for admission. Most law schools are part of a major university, but a few are private institutions. Most applicants to law school have a bachelor’s degree in some area of law or political science. After students complete all the academic requirements of their law school, the school awards each graduate with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. This is the degree required to practice law as an attorney in most courts in the United States. Upon receiving the J.D. an individual can begin concentrating on meeting BAR association requirements for the jurisdiction in which he or she wishes to practice and upon meeting those requirements, start work as an attorney.