What should i major in in college if i want to become a lawyer?

Question

i know i have to go to law school and everything after college, but what should i major in in college?

Answer 1

Do you have an idea of what kind of law you want to practice? For example if you want to do IP law, you should go into a technical major such as engineering. If you want to do litigation, then something like psychology might be useful. etc...

Answer 2

No particular degree is required to attend law school, although some technical areas of law (such as patents) require a degree in that field.

In all truthfulness, the best preparation for law school is going to be a liberal arts degree with a wide breadth of study and lots of practice communicating in writing and speech. So a communications degree, political science, international relations, english, philosophy, or any humanities degree will be helpful. Engineering students tend to do very well because they are trained in much the same way lawyers are- to see the relationships and connections between different factors.

I would NOT major in criminal justice. While you will be at an advantage understanding terms and procedures, it will restrict your thinking as to how the law DOES operate, not the theory and development of the law. I knew quite a few people who had major difficulties with torts because they were much more concerned about WHAT the court was saying, than WHY it was, and HOW it affects the law.

If you intend to do law school, look at your undergraduate education as development for you, and law school as development for your career. Don't get so caught up on what you want to do 7 years from now that you don't take advantage of the chance to used your undergrad to develop as a person. Travel, study abroad, date, take classes outside your major, play on an intermural team, and learn to play a musical instrument. Those things will make you a much better lawyer years from now than trying to take all the legal courses you can in undergrad.

Answer 3

Actually, as a law student I can tell you this truthfully. You do NOT need to declare any particular major to be a lawyer. Infact, all they want is a bachelor's degree. It doesn't matter what it's in! Most law student change their mind about what field they wish to practice during their first year of law school. I suggest you major in something you ENJOY and that you take a few classes in logic and ethics during your undergraduate years. The ethics classes will help you in practice. The logic classes will indeed help you score MUCH better on the LSAT. Again, there is NO required undergraduate curriculum for entrance to law school. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Answer 4

You don't need to major in anything specifically, UNLESS you are thinking of doing IP/Patent law. For that you need to have some technical degree (chemistry for example). When doing your undergrad work, major in something you actually would like doing other than law. I say this because a great deal of law students drop out, or they don't make it academically. Be warned... how well you do as an undergrad has NO correlation with how well you will do in law schhol. It's 2 completely different forms of learning.

Answer 5

I am majoring in Criminal Justice and I plan on going to law school after a few years of police experience.
Criminal Justice teaches you the foundations of law with regards to the police, the courts and corrections. Most degrees have a cirriculum that include criminal law, criminal investigation and things of that sort that really get your mind working in the correct frame in being able to understand law. I have learned through my college experience that you can't let emotions get involved when thinking about law, you have to go by the language of the law as it is written. I have learned so much through my classes and I recommend CJ as a pre-law major. Good luck, where are you going?

Answer 6

Major in samoething that interests you. I you like what you are learning, you will do well, which will help you get into a good law school. It is not a bad idea, however, to major in something that will help your law career. For example, if you think you might want to work for, or have your own law firm, business administration is an excellent choice. If you just want to prosecute or defend criminal, then criminal justice would work.

Good luck!

Answer 7

Political Science

Answer 8

I have two brothers that are lawyers and both have told me that "English" is the best major because of all the writing that is required.

Answer 9

Good luck. Don't you think "LAW" would be a good major. Or political science. I would probably choose international law.

Answer 10

Here's an idea how about Law or Law Enforcement or something of that sort?♥