How many school years will it take to become an attorney?
I want to find out how long it would take me to become an attorney, if I decide to follow that path. #law #lawyer #criminal-justice #attorney #criminal-law
8 answers
Richard’s Answer

Kim Igleheart
Kim’s Answer
The standard is 7 years: Four years to get your Bachelor's degree, and three years for law school.
Estelle’s Answer

Daniel Krolikowski
Daniel’s Answer
Allyson’s Answer
I will add that during the 7 years you are always learning new skills from experienced professors, mentors, and bosses, which will be tremendously a valuable skills throughout your legal career. And beginning with the second year of law school, student usually have more flexibility to design a curriculum relevant to their specific professional interests.
Maria’s Answer

Joseph Ford
Joseph’s Answer
It took me 10 years of school after high school. However, it took me 5 years to finish undergrad, 2 years for grad school and then 3 years of law school. Grad school is not really needed for law school, so you could probably do it in much less time than me. I would say 7 years at a minimum after high school unless you are able to finish college early (4 years of college and 3 years of law school). You will also have to take the bar after law school to become licensed as an attorney, so that can be another 6 months of time after law school graduation. That may seem like a long time, but the time goes by very quickly.