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What are some classes I should take in order to increase my knowledge in the law field?

I would like to know what classes I should take when becoming an attorney so that I know what skills I need to improve on. #classes #skills #knowledge #legal #law #lawyer

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Jenna’s Answer

In the US, you have to get an undergraduate degree. Popular majors are usually things like business, finance, management, etc. Some schools even have a prelaw major. I was a communications major, and some of my friends majored in education. It's not as important what you get as long as you get good grades. Once you are in law school, you will be told what classes are required to graduate, and the options you have for electives. The best thing to do is to meet with your school adviser and tell them you're interested in going to law school. It's their job to help you out, so they will be able to give you some good guidance. Good luck!
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Stephanie’s Answer

If you want to learn about the law in order to decide whether you actually want to apply for law school, undergraduate colleges and universities have pre-law courses, such as constitutional law or contracts. However, you are not required to take pre-law courses in order to apply to law school. Rather, it is more important that you have good grades so that you can get into a law school of your liking. Therefore, in your undergraduate years, choose a major and courses that you enjoy and think can be applicable in other areas as well. Once you get into law school, you will be guided as to what required and elective courses you should take.
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Matthew L.’s Answer

Good question. I would echo what the others have said.

I would also add that law school requires a ton of writing. Most of your tests are essay and you have to be able to read well and articulate your answer well. If you want to have your pick of good, high-paying law jobs at the best firms and judicial clerkships when you get out of school, you must get top grades.

One thing I noticed when I was in law school was that some people had a lot of trouble adjusting to all the writing. This was especially true of people who had come from science backgrounds or who had just not done a lot of writing in undergrad. The nurses, engineers and biology majors had a tough go our first year and their grades often reflected this. They struggled with the essay tests and with the legal writing classes because they just had never done much writing.

As a history/political science major and English minor, I had done a ton of writing in college so I didn't struggle the way the science people did.

Therefore, I recommend you be sure to take some good writing courses in college. Learn how to write and structure a good essay. And write a lot. I also had a constitutional law class in college that actually had us analyze US Supreme Court cases. It was invaluable in helping me start to learn to think about cases and how they are structured. Look for a class like that if you can find one. They will teach you all that stuff in law school but it never hurts to get a head start. It will also help you decide if you really like law.

Good luck. I loved law school and wish I could do it all over again.
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