March
Criminal Lawyers Qualifications
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does anyone no anything about studying criminal law?
i would love to study criminal law,but i have no qualifications.i dont no how to go about any of this,do i need to start from standard gcse? how long are the courses in law? please can anyone help me? i really do want to be a lawyer.
Where are you in your education at the present time? If you are a teenager/gcse student, take Latin. Join a debate team/club. Laywers must be able to read (and comprehend) lots of material in a short timeframe. Lawyers must have an excellent command of the English language, as well as an analytical mind. Lawyers must love to write as well as do ‘research’ of previous cases and case law.
Do you want to study International (criminal) law, or just one in a particular country? Do you think you might like to be a judge within the criminal court system?
Contact several schools of law and ask what prerequisites are needed to gain entry. Ask for suggestions in what electives would help, as well as what extra-curricular activities would be beneficial.
Contact several lawyers and/or law firms… as well as judges of criminal courts. See if someone will mentor you, and possibly hire you to work with them while you are in school.
Just remember, innocent until proven guilty in a court of law!
Criminal lawyers are usually required to devote some of their valuable time to pro bono cases.
Lastly, are you too honest to be a lawyer? 
Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney – Sammis Law Firm, PA