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The path

The standard lawyer route, then years learning permits, tribunals and consultation.

1. 1

   High school

   Grades 11 and 12

   Science plus strong writing. No specific requirements.

2. 2

   Bachelor's degree

   3 to 4 years

   Any subject. Environmental science, geography, biology or political science are useful. Write the LSAT (law school admission test).

3. 3

   Law school (JD, juris doctor)

   3 years

   Take environmental law, administrative law, Aboriginal law and natural resources law. A few schools offer a joint law and environmental studies degree.

4. 4

   Licensing

   About 1 year

   Article at a government ministry, a firm's environmental group, or a legal clinic. Then the bar exams.

5. 5

   Build the specialty

   2 to 5 years

   Environmental law is mostly administrative law. Your first years are permits, tribunal hearings and judicial reviews.