Undergrad Major before Law School (specifically for Corporate/Business Law?)

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<p>I want to study business law specifically in law school and I was wondering what specific business majors were good. I'd like to study Marketing because it seems interesting but is there any specific major I should consider? I'm also thinking about Finance. And is there any undergrad school particularly good for this major? Thanks so much! </p>

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<p>You are trying to control the uncontrollable. Your law specialty will be determined by where your first law firm assigns you, and except for patent law, you have very little control over that, other than to turn the offer down, which few new grads do. There is little relationship between what your undergrad is, and what your law specialty is. And I speak as someone who’s wife is a senior partner at an AmLaw200 form who specializes in an obscure area of corporate law who had NO, I repeat NO, exposure to it as an undergrad, and to this day grabs associates to work for her on a warm body basis, regardless of their background… That is real world law.</p>

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<p>achinny, there is no specific undergraduate major that will improve your position vis-a-vis getting into corporate law. Law schools do not admit applicants into specific concentrations. As for popular “pre-law” majors, I would think Business is one of the less common ones. Most law school applicants major in fields that require a lot of critical reading and reasoning, and Business is on the lower end of that pool. Typically, majors such as Economics, English, History, Mathematics, Philosophy and Political Science are more popular. But like I said, there isn’t a specific major that law schools prefer over another.</p>

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<p>You can major in whatever you want in undergrad. I think going to school for marketing or finances will help you if you want to be a business/corporate lawyer. That way you have background knowledge of the topic. It’s not necessarily needed and you might not be as “prepared” compared to a Social Science major or a Math major, but law schools do want a diverse group of students not just with race or socioeconomic status but also with majors. Having a class with all social science majors will help with most cases but dealing with a case involving money, finances will help more. </p>