Hospitality Law?

<p>I am a hospitality administration major and I have always been interested in law school. I have taken many classes in all academic areas to prepare me for law school, but I don't know exactly what field of law I would like to go into. Is there any field of law that pertains to hospitality? I met a lawyer who worked for Marriott the past summer during my marketing internship. I didn't get a chance to really ask him, but what do you guys think would be a good area of focus to work in a position such as his? Just a general corporate law concentration?</p>

<p>The law governing the hospitality industry is not materially different from the law governing other corporations. You don't have to have any specialized law school training or coursework to be a hospitality lawyer (compare this tax law or patent law). There are bound to be law schools that offer courses in hospitality law, but I suspect if you do well in any law school you can get a job with a law firm representing hotels, etc.</p>

<p>there are also some firms whose real estate practices have a hotel and resort subfield. But you wouldn't have to take any sort of special classes in law school for that--just what you'd take to become a regular real estate lawyer.</p>

<p>I'm actually finding that it's a little dangerous to overspecialize in law school. I went in with a very clear idea of what what I wanted to do, and the current economy means that there just aren't that many firm jobs available in that subfield. Luckily, I've always leaned toward working in the public interest or government side of things (and minimized my debt accordingly) so hopefully there are jobs there. You may want to consider how else you can be of service to a law firm if they don't have openings in the exact practice you prefer.</p>