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To work in the legal field in Illinois, you'll have to make a few educational decisions. First, if you want to become a lawyer or a judge, you'll have to go to law school. Law school is a graduate degree program that requires an undergraduate degree for admittance, meaning that it will probably take you a minimum of seven years to attain your professional goals. If you don't want to go to school that long, you can find Illinois legal studies associate degree programs that will prepare you to become a paralegal within a law firm. There are other shorter degree or certificate programs that prepare students for clerical or other specialized jobs within a courthouse setting.
If you would rather serve your country as a policeman, parole officer, or in some other criminal justice capacity, you'll probably have to earn a bachelor's degree at an Illinois criminal justice school. Many of these schools assist working students by offering online degree programs as well.
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