<p>Hello! I am currently a rising junior at NYU [majoring in History, minor in politics] and I have began to develop an interest in Entertainment/Media law. I was considering NYU Law, but their website does not really focus on this particular area. Thus, what are some good law schools for this discipline?
Also, I am little interested about "Fashion Law" too if anyone can shed some information/light/wisdom on this area! </p>
<p>Thank in advance</p>
<p>Call me old-fashioned, but in the many many lawyers I know from law school and pratice none of them practice in those areas. Perhaps in NYC or LA it is different. It’ll be interesting to hear. I hire law interns three times a year and most are happy to get any job…usually those who really have some interest like environmental law end up working for the big money mining company rather than the “protect the woods” they imagined because most students have to follow the money. But I may be unusually grumpy today. </p>
<p>Why did you need to make 2 threads?</p>
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<p>is a niche practice area. Any top law school will do. The key is getting a job in companies that deal in the entertainment industry (check out the top law firms in NY & SoCal). And getting a good Firm job requires top LS grades at a top school.</p>
<p>You’ve opened two threads, but in both you should be focusing on the fact that very very few new law graduates pick a specific field. Most are happy to get offered any job. If you graduate at the top at one of the very best law schools, it may be different-but it may not.</p>
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<p>Not to hijack this thread or to deter the topic too much but if you graduate from at least a decent law school or better, would you be able to practice any type of law? Like I see a lot of threads posting about best schools for “insert type of law here” law. Can you not practice every type of law with a JD?</p>
<p>^^generally yes, but some/many firms focused on Intellectual Property much prefer that you have a STEM background, perhaps undergrad; work experience in a science field is a big plus. </p>
<p>Is it bad to not know what type of law you want to practice before choosing a law school? Because I have no idea, unfortunately.</p>
<p>It’s not necessarily bad, unless the reason you don’t know is that you have no experience with law. That would be quite worrying. People should not go to law school without actually knowing what lawyers do.</p>
<p>Well to be honest, so far in my undergraduate, I’ve taken a business law, constitutional law, and corporate law course which are far more interesting than my accounting courses. Which basically got me interested in law opposed to accounting as a career. Though I do plan to intern/work at a law firm before going to law school just to make sure that I really do enjoy it.</p>
<p>accounting courses in college ARE boring – no way around it. But, IMO, the quality of life of an accounting associate at a Big 4 easily beats the QoL of Big Law.</p>
<p>@bluebayou: I have friends at PWC and their hours really aren’t any better than Big Law. I don’t know about the other 3 but I can’t imagine they’d be too different. Plus, they basically all hate what they do and can’t wait to leave. That also sounds like Big Law.</p>
<p>@Noteworthy: Undergrad courses just aren’t the same as law school courses. I took undergrad law courses too and was amazed at just how little the substantive courses taught. However, my undergrad legal writing courses far exceeded what I learned in law school. Either way, you have to be careful with undergrad courses since they don’t accurately reflect what you’ll be doing in law school or in practice. I definitely recommend interning at a firm, or working for a couple years after college, before deciding on law school. A lot of DA/PD/nonprofits offer internships to those still in college, which is a great way to get some experience on your resume while helping you decide if law interests you.</p>
<p>@Demosthenes49 I knew they werent but I figured it is the best thing to look into for the time being. Would a DA/PD/nonprofits offer law-type internship for someone without a law major?</p>
<p>Absolutely. Law is a dumb major.</p>
<p>Do you have any advice for obtaining one of these internships, i’m guessing they would be very competitive because literally all i’ve read in the 19 page “big law” thread is working as an intern is literally the best thing besides attending a t14 school when looking for a biglaw job?</p>
<p>They weren’t terribly competitive when I had mine a few years ago. With the drop in law applications I can’t imagine they’d be more competitive now. It’s hard to turn down free labor. If your undergrad has a pre-law adviser they may have intern programs already set up (law advisers surely must have to do something). Otherwise, I’d check the websites of various firms/DA/PD. Barring that, just email someone.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that thread was referring to summer positions with “big law” firms during your 1-L and 2-L summers. </p>
<p>If you’re looking for an internship that gives you a lot of exposure to actual legal work, I would recommend checking out your local Legal Aid Society. You can get a good basic understanding of many poverty law issues, like bankruptcy, domestic violence restraing orders, eligibility for public assistance and SSDI, etc… Many states allow non-attorneys (even undergraduate students) to act as “advocates” for someone at an administrative hearing on welfare benefits. Not as glamorous as representing someone in a court trial, but it’s a heck of a lot better than kind of work most undergraduates volunteers get assigned. </p>
<p>I’ll definitely look into that, thanks :D</p>