On Colbert last week, actor Gerard Butler said that he had been a lawyer before he became an actor, and said he "studied" law for five years and then joined a firm where he "trained" for two years (ultimately getting fired after he and they realized he didn't want to be a lawyer).
So he "studied" and "trained" for seven years and still wasn't a full lawyer. What is British legal education like? In the U.S., someone gets a BA in pretty much anything, then goes to law school full-time for three years or part-time for longer, and upon graduation and after passing the bar he/she is an actual lawyer. Obviously lawyers gain experience over time, but not much additional formal training is required. Are British lawyers better-educated than their U.S. counterparts? What do you have to do in the UK to become a fully qualified lawyer?
So he "studied" and "trained" for seven years and still wasn't a full lawyer. What is British legal education like? In the U.S., someone gets a BA in pretty much anything, then goes to law school full-time for three years or part-time for longer, and upon graduation and after passing the bar he/she is an actual lawyer. Obviously lawyers gain experience over time, but not much additional formal training is required. Are British lawyers better-educated than their U.S. counterparts? What do you have to do in the UK to become a fully qualified lawyer?
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