How many different fields of law are avialable to go into, and how will I ever find the one that suits me?

Question

I will be entering law school in two years and would like my bachelors degree to reflect my chosen field. However, sometimes there are fields that people have never heard of! I can wait till law school and I'm sure something will hit me, but I'd rather decide now so that I have more time to prepare. Right now I feel like I'm going to school for no reason because it has nothing to do with my eventual field.........which I'm not sure of. That's the problem.

Answer 1

There is no concentration in law school like there are majors in college. Your first year curriculum, no matter where you go, will be pretty much the same because it's been nationally set by the American Bar Association. You will take Torts, Contracts, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Real Property, Civil Procedure, and Legal Writing/Research. Then there are a few school-specific required courses (CUNY requires Family Law, Fordham requires Corporations, I think NYU requires Administrative Law). After that you can choose to study pretty much any field of law and if you want to show future employers that you're committed to a certain field, it's up to you to choose courses to reflect that.

So basically for now while you're in college, it doesn't matter what you major in as long as it's something you like to study. Law schools don't admit or deny people based on the "right" majors. The important thing is to do well, have a high GPA, and rock the LSAT.

Answer 2

You aren't supposed to pick an undergraduate major to match your legal interests, with a very few exceptions. Obviously, if you want to go into tax law, an accounting major would make sense (but isn't necessary), but what would you major in if, for example, you were going into probate law, which focuses on wills and trusts? What will help you most in law school is a major which gave you a lot of practice in reading large amounts of material and writing a lot. That's what you will need to do in law school to pass the Bar exam, so schools prefer those types of majors. Don't worry about getting a head start on your field of law, because that just doesn't happen. Instead, find something interesting and get a real education, rather than vocational training.

Answer 3

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