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I am thinking on becoming a lawyer need to know how much deegrees etc. Please help me Jazakallah Kaye.
 
There are many types of lawyers

Criminal
Civil
Corporate
Financial
Defense
Prosecutor
Copy right
Real Estate
Probate
etc.

First you need to find out all you can about what a lawyer is and than decide what field you want.

Most Attorneys require a Doctorate degree in Jurisprudence. some require a Degree plus a political appointment.

It is a costly field to enter. You can expect to pay at least your first 15 years of income after Graduation, for your student loans.

You may be able to get scholarships for your undergrad degree (Bachelors) but there usually is no financial assistance for the Graduate and Post-Graduate degrees, but you may be able to get a Teaching Fellowship for your Masters level.

You can expect 6 to 15 years more schooling after high school and a total out of pocket cost of $50,000 to over $1,000,000 depending on what field and schools you choose.

But, do not fear or worry about the cost. Honest, if it is the correct field for you Allaah(swt) will provide the means for you.
 
May Allah bless you grandpa. Anyway can you explain each term in a brief definition.
 
Yanal said:
May Allah bless you grandpa. Anyway can you explain each term in a brief definition.
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There is no prescribed course of college study for lawyers. Lawyers come from varied academic backgrounds.
Many law school students have degrees in English, history, the social sciences or business, but engineering and science
students also successfully pursue careers in the law.
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You are trying to give me writer's cramp. to be honest, if you do not know the terms yet, you still do not know enough about the legal field to even know if you want to be a lawyer.

Instead of explaining here are some links. the Field of Jurisprudence can be a very boring field for those who are not intended for it. Lots of very boring memorization, etc.


http://education-portal.com/education_requirements_for_becoming_a_lawyer.html

http://www.nhbar.org/pdfs/6-02ReqLyr.pdf

http://ezinearticles.com/?Requirements-to-Become-a-Lawyer&id=1414651
 
Ok I'm still 13. But what is the field of jurispurden?
 
Yanal said:
Ok I'm still 13. But what is the field of jurispurden?
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Jurisprudence is the field of law. It is what a lawyer studies.


For the "jurisprudence" of courts, see Case law.

The Final Honour School of Jurisprudence is also the formal name of the undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in Law awarded by the University of Oxford

Philosophers of law ask "what is law?" and "what should it be?"

Jurisprudence is the theory and philosophy of law. Scholars of jurisprudence, or legal philosophers, hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, of legal reasoning, legal systems and of legal institutions. As jurisprudence has developed, there are three main aspects with which scholarly writing engages:

* Natural law is the idea that there are unchangeable laws of nature which govern us, and that our laws and institutions should try to align with this natural law.
* Analytic jurisprudence asks questions distinctive to legal philosophy like, "What is law?" "What are the criteria for legal validity?" or "What is the relationship between law and morality?" and other such questions that legal philosophers may engage.
* Normative jurisprudence asks what law ought to be. It is close to political philosophy, and includes questions of whether one ought to obey the law, on what grounds law-breakers might properly be punished, the proper uses and limits of regulation, how judges ought to decide cases.

Modern jurisprudence and philosophy of law is dominated today primarily by Western academics. The ideas of the Western legal tradition have become so pervasive throughout the world that it is tempting to see them as universal. Historically, however, many philosophers from other traditions have discussed the same questions, from Islamic scholars to the ancient Greeks.
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For more see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurisprudence

It is the English word for the Arabic Fiqh

http://www.al-islam.org/jurisprudence/
 
Do they give a book to study for the LSAT?
May Allah reward you again.
 
Yanal said:
Do they give a book to study for the LSAT?
May Allah reward you again.
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You have a long way to go before you have to worry about the LSAT. By the time you are ready to take it, you should be qualified to write it. That will come after you finish your undergrad degree (Bachelors) and prepare for Law School. In your undergrad years a good combination is to major in Biology and enroll in premed with a minor in Pre-law then look for a law school after graduation. Harvard being the best in the USA and Oxford being the best in the UK. I do not know of any prominent law schools in Canada.

As a Muslim you may seek for a degree in Islamic Jurisprudence, I Believe the best school is in Egypt.
 
I may not want to go to Egypt. But I'll consider being a finickal or civil. How can I find best law school in Canada. Can u fond it?
 
University of Toronto's Law School is most probably the best in Canada. also the hardest to get accepted into
 
Really... Could you give me the link of their website.
 
I believe in Canada it will depend on the area you desire to live in. I think Canada has different legal codes for the Western provinces and the Eastern provinces and in the Eastern provinces even differences between Quebec and Nova Scotia. sort of like here in the US where we have the Legal codes for the Native Americans which are different than the codes for the States and in the states Louisiana is different from the rest of the USA as Louisiana law is based on Napoleonic code and the rest of the States are based on British code.

But, here is a link that may help you.

http://www.lsac.org/canadiancfc/canadian_homepage.asp
 
That's more than my dad earns but can I get a scholarship through college for there?
 
Yanal said:
That's more than my dad earns but can I get a scholarship through college for there?
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Yes they do have scholarships available, but it looks like you will need to be an A student through out your college years and score at the 95th percentile on the LSAT to be eligible for one.

But, one step at a time, you still have high school and college ahead of you before you think about Law School. You may have totally different plans by the time you graduate from college.
 
Yes true maybe bro muezzin can shAre his ideas also. I'm confused in college do I only take the bachelors degree course or can I choose more or can I do only one?
 
You will find that most law schools favor an applicant that goes to work and is employed after graduation from college rather then a person who applies for law school immediately after getting a college degree.

A law student is generally expected to have the earning ability to pay his own tuition, instead of depending on family or scholarships. Having a good job, is a good starting place to get into law school.
 
But what type of job like in fast food restaraunts etc....
 
Yanal said:
Yes true maybe bro muezzin can shAre his ideas also. I'm confused in college do I only take the bachelors degree course or can I choose more or can I do only one?
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Your bachelors degree is the starting place. In other words you need a college degree before applying for law school. You will want to major in a subject that will agree with the area of law you want to go into. so for example if you are interested in Bodily injury law, you may want to major as a pre-med student for your Bachelor's degree. If you wish to go into corporate law you should first get a degree in business management and probably a Masters degree in accounting or even an MBA. (Master of Business Administration) before applying for law school.