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Can i become a lawyer if i have a criminal record?

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yes you can. i have been arrested many times and im going to get my criminal justice deegre and head to law school. if someone told u that you cant its cause they have an hate on you because they do not want you to become a lawyer. that makes you a step higher then them inlife. Even tho they probly do not think about it that way but it is in their mind <Gaah, I hope, for your professional sake that you learn orthography and punctuation before your bar exam...were you arrested for abuse of the English language?>

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