<p>I just recently decided to change my intended major from political science to finance. I eventually plan on going to law school to become a corporate lawyer and feel like finance would give me a good background in business that would be useful in that career. Is there a major that would better prepare me for corporate law and what schools would be best for undergrad. I don't care about job placement after finance because I plan on going straight into law school after graduation.</p>
<p>Best major will be whatever you will find most interesting to you, which will help you get the best grades possible. Law school admission is all about GPA and LSAT. Once you are in law school, you will learn all you need to determine which legal areas you like best. Corporate lawyers do many things (contracts, litigation, patents, defense, labor, etc.), not all of which require advanced business education. I personally know corporate lawyers who majored in finance, accounting, poly sci, engineering, psych, philosophy, and English.</p>
<p>thank you. one of the reasons i switched to finance was because my mom wanted me to be able to have a career after four years just in case law school didn’t work out. A finance degree would give me more opportunities than a degree in poli sci would. I know that I can do anything and still go to law school but do you know if having a background in finance and business would help when trying to find a job after completing law school.</p>
<p>“Is there a major that would better prepare me for corporate law and what schools would be best for undergrad. I don’t care about job placement after finance because I plan on going straight into law school after graduation.”</p>
<p>There are schools in every range. What are your stats? What is your financial situation? Does location matter? You can pretty much study any subject before applying to Law school. Your GPA and LSAT are the most important factors to be admitted. Most people would probably consider taking business and economics which I think should be helpful for corporate law.</p>
<p>my gpa is about a 4.5 and SAT around 1900 so I know I’m not going to get into any ivies. I don’t care where the schools are, just not west coast like California but, mid west, south, northeast anywhere there would be where I am looking. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>How about cost? Is that matter to your parents?</p>
<p>cost doesn’t matter too much, but they would rather me to get scholarships to go. So i would most likely end up at the college that gives me the most money. They are letting me apply any school no matter the price.</p>
<p>Finance would be an excellent undergraduate background for a corporate lawyer.</p>
<p>Do you even like finance? Are you good at math?</p>
<p>Your undergraduate degree can be in Basket Weaving. It has absolutely no relevance to IPO’s, LBO’s, M&A, Venture Capitol, etc.</p>
<p>What IS important is your undergraduate grades and LSAT scores. If you are ultimately seeking a Wall Street, International, law firm, you will have to graduate from a top law school, with honors, Law Review after 2 summers of internships in a top law firm.</p>
<p>You may want to investigate 6 year BA/JD programs as a cost saving measure or just have the goal and go for it in college.</p>
<p>yes I do like finance i’ve always been interested in money, investing and stuff like that. I never thought about finance as a major until recently because i’d always thought i would go to college as pre-law, or something more related to law. I’m pretty good in math its not my absolute strongest subject but I am going into AP Stat next year and took honors precalc this past year.</p>
<p>BTW…mom is right about a degree where you can find a job after college. Law firms are hurting and jobs are difficult to come by.</p>
<p>Yea my mom wants me to go into an undergrad program that has jobs because now that i think about it what can you do with a poli sci degree besides teach? It’s hard for me to decide on a major for undergrad because all I want to do is become a lawyer. While I do enjoy finance just simply working in finance is not my dream job. My dream use my financial knowledge gained in my undergrad years when I ultimately become a lawyer but law is the only thing I have a strong desire to do in the future.</p>
<p>I have worked with high level lawyers from top firms closing transactions and the ability to understand and even contribute ideas in business terms is very valuable. Many deals involve heavy use of business terms and the ability to understand them and translate those into contract language that both sides can accept is a great skill and helps keep the thing moving.</p>
<p>There are many excellent schools with great business programs. Here are some links to the undergrad business/finance/economic schools to give you some ideas. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate Business Schools 2011 - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)
[Top</a> Undergraduate Finance University in 2010 | U.S. College Rankings](<a href=“http://www.uscollegeranking.org/business/top-undergraduate-finance-university-in-2010.html]Top”>http://www.uscollegeranking.org/business/top-undergraduate-finance-university-in-2010.html)
[Best</a> Undergrad Economic Schools](<a href=“http://learnfinancialplanning.com/best-undergrad-economic-schools/]Best”>http://learnfinancialplanning.com/best-undergrad-economic-schools/)</p>