<p>I plan on becoming a corporate lawyer after law school. I believe that mathematics is an important tool for anyone in life. However, I am not at all a math geek (although i wish i was) and is it essential to have a strong math background in corporate law let alone law school?</p>
<p>No, not at all. You use little to no math in law school.</p>
<p>A lot of corporate lawyers will find it easier to command the respect of the bankers they work with if they can understand the math behind the deals they are working on. But yea, you don't need to know math at all.</p>
<p>Possibly it should be re-phrased. Anyone who has ever been in a college level math course should realize that it is not really knowing math, but being able how to do it. The topic is "having an incisive quantitative mind" which really has nothing to do with <em>knowing</em> math or having any background in it. Maybe it is important, not to have a strong math background, but to have a mind that is comfortable with math, no matter what level you are really at. I'm sure there are math majors out there who have gone to law school and wouldn't have thought of changing their undergrad major. This probably applies to philosophy majors, too. I have no experience in the law profession, just opining.</p>