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It's not necessary to take any specific classes in highschool, but if you have a mock-jury or youth legislation, or a civic society in your high school, try to get involved in that and get some expirence in the law field... it will give you a huge leg up when you get to college. Make sure that you have a good advisor and set realistic expectations. You also might want to volunteer for CASA or another organization like that to make sure that it is the feild that you wan to go into. Many people change their major 3 or 4 times before they get it right.

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High school doesn't have the classes you need to become a lawyer. Take AP classes, get good grades, score high on your SAT and do community service so when you apply to a university in your Senior year you will be accepted. You have to complete 4 years of college, take the LSAT test, and get admitted to law school to become a lawyer. Law school is 4 more years and when you are done you take the Bar exam. I suggest you begin the read as much as you can outside of school, visit museums, go to historical sites, and learn as much as you can. You will need a good understanding of history since law is based on history. There are books you can start with and these have been turned into shows by PBS. Get or read Connections, the Acent of Man, and watch the movie Mind Walk. Read classics like Plato and Markus Aurelius. The Enlightenment thinkers are also good for background and study the constitution. You don't need school to learn and to grow as a critical thinker. You will need to be a VERY good critical thinker and able to write research. Learn how to write a research paper before you leave high school so you won't end up in bone head English classes in your first year of college. If it takes getting a tutor do it. Set your goal to become a lawyer and work toward that thought. It takes time and focus to get there. Remember you have a brain, you have shoes on your feet, so get moving.

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you have to take law classes to be in this feild

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There are no high school prerequisites for entry into law school. Just take the subjects that interest you the most.

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