Business Lawyer Classes?
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at
10:42 am
I want to be a Business lawyer. I plan to take Maths, English, IT and Business studies. (Along with home EC and Music:D )
What others should I take out of
maths
english
science – biology , chemistry and physics
Social- geography, history and modern studies
Business studies
Home Buy Xenical Online Ec
Music
Art
Techy
P.e
French and
Drama?
Thanks
Okay I am going to take you through this backwards. Private practice in business law, usually referred to as corporate law among lawyers, is a highly competitive employment field in an already very competitive employment field for lawyers in general. Graduating from a high ranked law school is critical to getting a good job in a good law firm.
Getting into a high ranked law school is largely dependent on your grades, but the classes you take in college are generally not relevant to law schools. They also are not going to be very relevant to the practice of business law. Everything you need to know about business law is going to be based on legal theory and case law you learn while in law school, and practical knowledge and skills that you are going to pickup as part of your on the job training at a law firm. The one caveat is that you have to have excellent writing and reading comprehension skills to be a good lawyer, so it is extremely helpful to take classes that will help cultivate those skills.
With that in mind, if you are in high school, my advice is to take whatever electives interest, keeping in mind that you should try to be admitted to honors classes and AP classes when they are available. Focus on getting as close to straight A’s as you can in those classes. This will boost your chances for admission into an elite college which will in turn enhance your chances for admission into an elite law school.