<p>I'm a Statistics and Economics double major strongly considering law school sometime after I graduate and maybe work for a couple years (who knows, maybe economic/litigation consulting would be nice). While I can see economics as being useful in a law career, is there any way for me to incorporate my math background into a legal profession? Are there any areas in economics or finance where a math background may be useful? I'm kicking myself for not doing engineering and then going into IP law or something similar. </p>
<p>From my background as a corporate/finance lawyer, (1) keeping track of company capitalization information and (2) working on derivatives and other financial documents do require some knowledge of math and economics, but usually it’s the client who does the detailed mathematical and economic analysis for those things. A math background would probably be helpful in interviews in explaining why you want to go into a specific field of law (such as financial products), regardless of the utility of the knowledge once you’re practicing.</p>
<p>Perhaps there are areas of litigation or IP law where math would be useful as well.</p>
<p>I’m in litigation (not IP), and when we need real math done it’s usually time to call in an expert. We do some basic math, depending on the case, but it’s the kind of math you only need highschool for. Maybe in tax you need more?</p>
<p>Maybe do a JD/MBA program?</p>