<p>Hello, I am a fresh high school graduate and am debating whether to pursue a business or political science major prior to law school. I know that it doesn't matter which I choose as far as getting into law school is concerned but I'm unsure if I should major in business management to prepare to study corporate law. I'm more interested in the coursework that a political science degree would offer, but I don't want to end up in law school studying corporate law and having missed out an opportunity to have gotten ahead. Also, if I enter corporate law I'm planning on transferring to other departments in w/e corporation I end up at (if I'm not a a firm) to move up the ladder. I know it may sound like a no-brainer to go for a management major but like I said, I'm really more interested in political science and probably would be more suited to criminal or constitutional law but I want MONEY.</p>
<p>Basically, will studying corporate law in law school teach me all I need to know about corporations or should I major in business and forget political science as an undergard?</p>
<p>I recently spoke with the head attorney at a pretty large company and asked him basically the same question. His response was that it really doesn’t matter, even for corporate law. He said to do what you think is interesting and challenging for you. For what it’s worth he majored in economics.</p>
<p>Studying corporate law in law school won’t teach you any of what you need to know about corporations, but neither will whatever major you pick in undergrad. Pick whatever you’re interested in (or whatever will give you career opportunities if law school doesn’t work out).</p>
<p>However, if your goal is lots and lots of money, you are going to need to do very well in college. The median salary of a law graduate is aboout 65k now, and the jobs paying six figures are getting progressively rarer. To reasonably expect lots of money, you’re going to need to get into a top 20ish law school, and that’s going to require very good grades now. I wouldn’t recommend picking your major based on easy As, but keep this in mind.</p>
<p>In addition, I would recommend that you do some more research into what a law career is like. By the time you’re applying to law school, you should know very well what you can expect to be doing and how much you’ll enjoy it, and if you’re not absolutely sure about law school you should keep other options open. (For instance, you can’t really expect to practice in a company right out of law school; almost everyone who ends up practicing law goes to a law firm.)</p>