How to Become a Lawyer in Wisconsin
According to the state Bar of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Supreme Court oversees the practice of law in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has established rules of professional conduct and imposed requirements for all lawyers practicing in Wisconsin. These lawyers must fulfill continuing education requirements after being admitted to practice law. Before being subjected to the rules made by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a person must first become a lawyer.
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Instructions
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Earn an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university. Try your best to make good grades, because grades can make the difference between whether your application will be placed on the accept pile or the rejected pile.
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Apply to a variety of ABA-approved law schools. When applying to law school, do not put all of your eggs in one basket. You might have your heart set on attending a Harvard or a Yale, but acceptance at these schools is a challenge. If you only apply to one or two schools and get rejected from both, you will have to sit out a year of school. To prevent that from happening, apply to a variety of schools. Your application materials will consist of your undergraduate transcripts, personal statement, letters of recommendation, application and application fee.
If you want to practice in Wisconsin, you might have incentives to attend a law school located in Wisconsin. By attending a Wisconsin law school, you will learn the laws applicable to Wisconsin and make numerous contacts with lawyers and judges in your surrounding community.
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Take the Wisconsin Bar Examination after you receive your Juris Doctor degree. The state Bar of Wisconsin only offers the bar examination twice a year, once in February and once in July.
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Get sworn in. After you have passed the Wisconsin Bar Examination, you will be sworn in as a lawyer at the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Tips & Warnings
U.S. News and World Report profiles the top 100 law schools.
If you receive a degree from a law school that is not approved by the ABA, you might not be able to practice law in Wisconsin.
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