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Becoming an attorney is an exciting and noble goal. Depending on what area of law you decide to practice, the profession generally pays well and you get to put that cool esquire after your name as well. Beyond that, you'll know at the end of every day's work that you've helped someone, often profoundly. Law school is a three-year program if you attend full time, and you can only qualify for law school after you've received your bachelor’s degree. Law school is a full-time proposition with class work, internships and other school-related activities that pretty much make outside employment impossible during this time. Specifically, do you do well on tests under pressure? In addition to the LSAT and the bar exam, law students must take numerous tests throughout law school. Sometimes your grade is determined by only one test given at the end of a year-long course, so performing well is a measure of one’s test-taking ability, at least in part. You must be comfortable presenting information to others, including clients, juries, judges, arbitrators, opposing counsel, witnesses, boards, and colleagues. Trial lawyers must feel at home advocating to a judge and being center stage in the courtroom. Corporate lawyers must be equally at ease in the boardroom with eyes glued on them down both sides of the conference room table. Even in-house lawyers are required to head committees, lead meetings and make presentations to staff and others. Words are a lawyer’s tool of trade. Attorneys are excellent communicators, adept at oral argument, and they're strong writers as well. Trial lawyers must master the art of oral and written persuasion as they argue motions, try cases, take depositions and draft various legal pleadings. Corporate lawyers must master the art of negotiation and be proficient at drafting transactional documents such as agreements, indentures, and resolutions. If English wasn't your favorite subject or if you avoid writing whenever possible, you may want to explore a different opportunity in the legal field.