<p>I'm currently a high school senior, and I will be attending the University of California, Berkeley next fall as a Political Science major. My ultimate goal is law school from there.</p>
<p>I'm still deciding as to what type of lawyer I would want to be. So far, the profession of a corporate lawyer attracts me, although unfortunately the stigma surrounding the occupation conflicts with my liberal beliefs, and due to this, I am still pondering about whether if it is possible to still be a corporate lawyer but remain liberal in political (and to some extent, economic) thought in some aspects. If I can come to a consensus on this matter, I will pursue corporate law for sure. I realize that the job is an extremely difficult and stressful one, and corporate lawyers should not be as severely criticized as they are now. I would be fine if my payroll wasn't as high, I just want to be a corporate lawyer because I like the profession, the stability of the job, and the good pay, but by all accounts I would be fine if the pay wasn't nearly as high, as long as it was reasonable and stable, I would be more than happy to be a corporate lawyer. </p>
<p>But let's say in a hypothetical situation, I came to a firm conclusion that I wanted to pursue corporate law. I realize that this career is heavy on business interactions, and many aspiring corporate lawyers are business or economics majors. I however, have an innate affinity towards political science, and it is in this subject that I want to major in. I am not particularly allured towards the prospect of majoring in business economics for example, or even minoring in economics for that matter (I am not confident that I would be able to manage both a major in poli sci and a minor in econ at Berkeley and still receive high grades needed for a top law school). </p>
<p>If anything, I would want to focus on political science, because that is where my interests lie, and take additional economic classes if my schedules permeates such space. In my spare time, I would most definitely study economics.</p>
<p>Would this course of study be harmful to me in the future however? Do you think that it is necessary to major in a business related field prior to law school? Would an undergraduate degree in Political Science with minimal business/economics classes essentially screw me over when I enroll in classes needed for corporate lawyers in law school? Would those who did major in a business related field have a significant advantage over me?</p>
<p>If the answer is yes, then I will reconsider my undergraduate goals, and try to switch to business or see if I can manage a minor in economics in addition to my poli sci major. I don't want to however; despite the interest I have in business/economics (which isn't that much, I don't like the subject to the extent that I would want to do extensive study and research on the subject), I would much rather stick to coursework relating to political science with a few miscellaneous business/econ classes.</p>
<p>Also I want to clarify that my questions are not relating to getting into law school, but rather how I would fare if I am pursuing the path of an aspiring corporate lawyer.</p>