I want to be a Lawyer my guidance counsler said I only need English and Social in high school. I was wondering once i get into university is there a certain class i should take? I want to be either Criminal or Corporate Lawyer. Does it depend on what course i take in university so that i can get into Law School?
2007-02-11 15:00:12 · 3 answers · asked by Rahim S. 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Law schools don't care what courses you took or what your major was. You can take all classes in underwater basket weaving for all they care.
If you want to be a criminal lawyer, take classes in that area in college. If you want to be a corporate lawyer, take business related classes. This isn't to help you in law school, this is to help you get an internship and eventually a job in those areas after law school.
For you, poly sci will be useless other than as a major to get a high GPA in cuz it's on the easy side. Philosophy may or may not be helpful. If it's easy at your school, you may want to take it to get a high GPA. If it's not, it's usefulness is far outweighed by the damage to your GPA. Same goes for rhetoric. People who mention these majors for law students never went to law school. They can have benefits, but not for the reason people assume. It's more important to gain knowledge and experience in the area of law you want to practice in college than to possibly learn "how to lawyer."
People generally have no idea what lawyers do. They also have no idea what law school is like or what it teaches you. Forget about "preparing" for law school. You need to read and write well. Many majors prepare you in that. If you're going to litigate and argue in court (like in criminal law), don't waste your time with a major that might help tangentially in that regard. Practice arguing in a debate club (you need extra currics anyways).
Get a degree in something useful so when you're interviewing for a job, they can see you have a degree in that area so they have some reason to hire you aside from your charming personality.
2007-02-12 06:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to learn how to argue, take philosophy.
As well a good basis in Constitutional history will help. A lot of people are Political Science or Philosophy majors for their undergrad (which works well in law). You might also consider Rhetoric (if you university offers it).
Important: you need to be able to communicate, so take a lot of English and read a lot.
2007-02-11 23:59:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
one can choose whatever major he/she wants. as long as, that major is an interest t you
2007-02-11 23:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by ms_leo726 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋