"Speed reading" is a scam and will get you to fail out of law school. It's not how fast you can read, it's how long and accurate you can read. If you are able to sit down and read for five hours a day, you'll be fine in law school.
I am sure most lawyers have above-average reading speeds, but that is because we read a LOT. Most of us read for fun as well as constantly reading at work, and law school was several hundred pages a night, so you had to read and understand fairly quickly.
To get faster at reading, read more. Find an author you like and read all his/her books. Try to read classics, too. Speed just comes with practice, like typing speed. I have never heard of any lawyer or law student taking a class to improve reading speed. More important than speed is being able to understand everything you read, preferably on the first time through. This also means you need a strong vocabulary, which also comes with constant reading and writing.
One does not need to read very quickly to be a lawyer. One does, however, need to be able to read well and comprehend what's being read.
And no, speed reading is not taught in law school.
If you want to be a lawyer, work on reading and writing skills. Don't worry about how quickly you read. Being able to read quickly is no a prerequisite for law school or for practicing law.
you don't learn it in law school, you get faster at reading "lawyer speak". Basically a whole paragraph saying one thing. You learn to read between the lines of doublespeak.
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