Why are pre-law studies important for law school?

Answer 1

that is a good question. there sort of useless.

Answer 2

Pre-law classes give you good background knowledge. But if you want to do really well on the LSAT and be a good lawyer, take Logic classes, too. If you become good at Formal Logic, then you have been trained to think in a certain way. You gain the ability to see things in a different light and to be able to quickly cut to the essentials of a situation. Almost nobody will tell you to take logic classes, but I've taken two and I got an LSAT practice book a few months ago and I have yet to get a problem wrong.

Answer 3

Trust me, you don't need pre-law studies for law school. Lawyers, advisors, and law students are going to tell you that. The most important thing is that you do very well in a major that in not simply fluff. However, a fluff major won't exactly hurt your chances of getting into law school. In college, have fun, learn (academics and socially), and do well in all your classes.

That being said, a lot of people think history and political science are typical majors for law students. I was a poli sci and history major, but I know that had very little to do with me getting into law school. Law students have a variety of undergraduate degrees: engineering, education, english, sociology, biology, chemistry. It really doesn't matter. In order of importance for law school admissions: (1) LSAT score (2) GPA. Other things that are important are such things as the difficulty of your undergraduate program (i.e. Stanford vs. a school very well known for easy grades) your background, and sometimes your race, gender or socio-economic status. Some of these things will be addressed in your personal statement/essay.

Your major doesn't matter. It does help (a little) in some law school classes (like poli sci in Constitutional law class or criminal justice in Criminal Procedure class), but it won't stop you from getting into law school. What'll stop you is the LSAT!! BTW, undergrad degrees won't help you pass the bar. You pass the bar if you can write well and know the law. I know of no state that allows you to take the bar without a J.D. Who can really practice law without the education? You don't know how to be a lawyer until long after law school. That's why it's called "the PRACTICE of law"...Anyway, don't even think about the bar at this point.

If you're interested, I went to a state school for undergrad, so don't listen to snobby people that claim you need something like Harvard or private colleges to get into law school. There are a lot of snobby people, and most of them are in law school.;)

Good luck!

Answer 4

Anything that helps you pass the bar. Also they might provide a foundation so you won't have to worry about more basic things. As long as you are confident of being admitted to the school of your choice you would be better served by taking easy classes and using your time to take one of the bar exam prep courses. I think in most states you can still take the exam without having the JD. This way you don't have that added stress and you can focus on studying what will further your career instead of worrying about the bar and keeping up with professors.

Answer 5

They aren't. Unlike med school, which requires a background in science because they do more advanced science, law school can bring you from the bottom up. You need to know how to read and write and analyse well. When I was going to college, a lot of people said that, if you want to be an attorney, you should be a political science major. I was a political science major for a couple semesters and then I went on to law school. With the exception of a constitutional law class that I took, I cannot think of a more useless major for the study of law. The reason is that political philosophy is useless in law school. Karl Marx and Neitzche tell us nothing about the law. Moreover, there are a lot of multiple choice questions but fewer essays in the major (although there certainly are some), but law school focuses on essay writing in exams. Multiple choice is part of it (especially in the bar), but the focus is on essays.

Law school will teach you about legal writing, legal research, and some "black letter law." Law school tends to give a broad brush to all fields of law, but does not focus on practice in a particular state (although it depends on the state). It's very general and you are expected to take your general knowledge and then teach yourself particular areas of practice.

To do well in law school, you need to be able to write. I think a good major would be rhetoric and composition or English. Lawyers and law students do a lot of writing. They do so much writing that you sometimes want to be so good at it that you can do it once and not think about it later. I write many motions and just don't need to do significant proof reading (although I always have to do some). Too much proof reading means you spend extra hours in the office away from home (and you don't want that). Therefore, be a darn good writer.

Some lawyers, but not all, have to go to court a lot. As such, learning public speaking is a great idea. There is some of that in law school and there are extra curicular activities that you can get involved in, but law school doesn't do enough to make you even a little better as a public speaker. As such, join Toastmasters (a group that gets people involved in public speaking and is everywhere throughout the country; just look on the internet for groups near you) or take public speaking classes and take as many moot court classes as you can and get on the trial team if you can (it was so competitive at my school that I didn't make it onto the team). Law school makes you speak a lot in class and that's good, but public speaking is something you have to learn on your own.

Additionally, there are many different fields of law. You don't need to have a background in anything to practice any one of them, but it helps. A friend of mine is a former engineer and practice patent law. He knows the differences in machines and other things requiring patents, so understanding that makes him a better attorney. Another friend of mine is an ex-cop and he practices criminal defense. He knows proper proceedures for cops and can call them on it. I practice criminal defense law as well and I wish I had at least gone to a police academy. A former nurse or medical practitioner of some kind might make a good medical malpractice attorney. A former enginner or contractor might make a good construction defect attorney. Knowing the law is one thing. Knowing the realities and procedures in a given field to which the law applies is something else. On the other hand, you can also learn as you go, but a little background knowledge would jump start your career in some fields.

Being a good student is a very good thing as well, because attorneys are always researching and learning new things. A lawyer is a lifelong student.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Why are biology and chemistry classes required for med students?
Probably because there's a basic foundation of knowledge you need to have before going for the really difficult stuff.

Answer 8

who said they were?
Law school accepts a diverse group of people with several different undergrad majors.