<p>So, what's it like? I'm trying to explore the different fields of law to get a better idea of what courses I might want to take in college and just so I can have a goal to work toward. I don't know much about it and I'm having a hard time finding things online. What sort of work does it entail (litigation? Ihope not) I'm not really the court room type so I'm trying to find a field in which I'll never set foot in one, is real estate law like that? Thanks for any comments...</p>
<p>Some real estate lawyers are litigators, and some aren't. The latter draft a lot of contracts (such as leases, deeds of trust in some states, mortgages in others). Some may represent clients before planning commissions.</p>
<p>In general, I wouldn't recommend choosing courses in college to prepare you for a specific area of law practice, unless you want to be an IP attorney. If there's a subject that interests you a great deal, and you study it in college, it's possible that it may someday lead you to find work in that area as a lawyer, but it's not that common a scenario.</p>
<p>Real estate law can run the spectrum from doing house closings for members of your community, to handling landlord-tenant cases whether residential or commercial, land use, zoning, commercial development & syndication......so there is a huge spectrum within "real estate". Most lawyers find an area within the field.</p>