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Law school question? |
I just finished my first year of undergraduate degree, so three more years left, but I wanted to know how many majors can I take once in law school. I want to do corporate law but I'm also interested in sports law, and real estate law, is it possible to be practicing all three of these once I graduate from law school or do I have to stick with one? Law school, unlike undergrad, leaves very little room for majors. The classes given are predominently those that the ABA requires law schools to teach -- also the subjects that you will be tested on the Bar Exam. Especially for the first year. After that you may be able to get a class or a seminar on a topic you are interested in. But, unlike undergrad, it is usually one class or two classes on a particular subject. Real estate law is a required subject in most law schools, but it is not the real estate law you are thinking of. It does not teach you how to do real estate closings or how to handle a buy/sell of real estate. Like all law school courses, it is going over how the law evolved, real estate cases from the beginning of law, and current appellate cases. The practical stuff, the things you need to know to be a real estate lawyer, are taught after you pass the Bar Exam by local Title Companies. Sports law is a very hot class. Depending on your schedule of required courses you may end up on a wait list for the class or, like I did, take it on a Saturday morning. It is interesting but like all other classes, does not teach a person how to be a sports attorney. You will also take classes in Contract law (required) which is the basis for any sports contract. In Contract Law you will also learn the basics of Agency law, which is the legal requirments behind being an agent. As for corporate law, the law school I attended did have a course in what they called Corporate Law. That pretty much concentrated on how to form corporations and the legal responsibilities of a corporation. Because corporations are involved in lots of stuff like employment, banking, etc. you may find more classes on business subjects. It does not matter if you plan to work in a corporation or open your own firm, you need the business classes just to survive. Once you get out of law school and pass the bar you are not required to limit your practice to any course you had in law school. As a new attorney you should take advantage of free memberships in all the bar associations and go to their seminars on the subjects you are interested in. You will notice the difference in seminars -- law school teaches basics and bar assoc teaches how to do that in the real world. Go to www.abanet.org for more info on law school. Good luck. Source(s): Employment attorney since 1993 Can you ask your counselor?.... My son finished law school and specialized in one area..he wishes he hadn't done that...so, my question would be, why not? Still, I would ask! My suggestion would be to take a class or two in each and decide which one you like best. I believe you can practice all three of them, but I would highly suggest sticking with one of those three. Otherwise you may have too many clients that do too many things which can cause stress. You may loose what your main goal is if you practice too many at once. Try them out and see which one you think you can do best at and keeps your attention the most. |
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