Pre-Law Question for you lawyers

[Joshua S. Zarwel]

Hi everyone,

I have a quick question for all you lawyers out there. Currently I plan on
attending Law School after getting my undergrad degree. I'm trying to
decided which undergrad degree would be best for someone that wants to
eventually go to law school?

I have heard everything from English to Physics. Which major do you think
would prepare me the best for Law School? What was your undergrad major (if
your a lawyer or currently in law school) when you were in undergrad school?

Please post here or send me an email!
Thanks,
Josh

[Kenneth Neil Hamilton]

Hey Josh,

I know you posed your question to lawyers, but I thought you could also
appreciate the perspective of a law student who is graduating in June 2002
and gearing up to work in the legal profession.

First of all, if you have an appropriate undergraduate degree in the hard
sciences, you will meet preliminary eligibility requirements to practice
before the U.S. Patent Office. If you are not interested in practicing IP
law, then consider the area of law you would like to practice in. If you
think you would like to practice corporate law, then I would consider a
undergraduate degree in business administration or accounting.

English is a common undergraduate degree for law students and is not
inappropriate considering the study and practice of law is very focused on
reading and writing. Other common undergraduate degrees are political
science and criminal justice.

From an admissions standpoint, from what I have heard, you may want to
consider that law schools tend to appreciate students with science degrees.

Good lawyering involves creative, logical, and persuasive thought and
advocacy, so degrees in philosophy and logic would likely provide a good
foundation for the study of law.

Finally, you may want to consider to earn a degree in whatever field of
study you most enjoy so you have options to pursue other careers that will
give you personal satisfaction if you later decide not to attend law school
or practice law.

In closing, I will tell you that I have not noticed any correlation between
particular undergraduate degrees and relative performance in law school
among my fellow classmates.

--
Kenneth Hamilton
San Diego, CA

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