http://work.chron.com/attorney-fbi-agent-27466.html
All FBI Field Agents must have a law degree, but they do not have to be practicing attorneys.
NO, it clearly says at your link that only ONE of the 5 FBI programs requires a law degree.
Not true.
Although, at one time, having a law degree was one of the criteria, along with having a degree in Accounting, for example, was another criteria.
That “lawyer” thing came from Hoover’s days when all he wanted were, Nerds, like him to be able to carry guns and badges. One of the biggest problems with the FBI is they don’t hire “cops”, they hire college kids, who don’t know sh*t, but think they’re smarter than everyone else in the room. Except for a very small handful, when you meet or work with a good agent, chances are they were a cop, beforehand.