<p>This is more of a "dream job" scenario. I've always had a DEEP, DEEP love for sports (almost to the point of being obsessed) and I want to become a lawyer also. What route would be good for this?</p>
<p>If that doesn't work out, I'll probably just take a government job that lets me work 9 to 5, seeing as I'll have little to no debt (see my last thread).</p>
<p>Why not just train to be Pacman's lawyer?</p>
<p>I read an article about sports and entertainment lawyers. It had a big disclaimer that there are almost no entry level jobs in this field and that specializing in such a field is a big risk. It pretty much said that you need to know someone with bigtime connections in the field if you are to find a job. Definitely do some research on it though.</p>
<p>Becoming a sports agent is largely based on connections. I would suggest looking up sports agents on wikipedia. There are bios for a lot of agents and it is interesting to see the path they took to enter the field. Again, most of them had connections and were able to represent one athlete who, in turn, led to more clients. Definitely easier said than done. Also, and this is only anecdotally, it seems that unless you are a high profile agent that attracts clients, you work the connections of your alma mater. So if you go to a major sports school that could be a plus.</p>
<p>Good luck with it. May you one day smite Scott Boras (god I hate him!)</p>
<p>Leigh Steinberg (on whom "Jerry McGuire" was loosely based) got his start by being Resident Advisor his last year of law school in Berkeley in the dorm where Steve Bartkowski (Cal's quarterback, and the overall number one pick in the NFL draft) lived.</p>