I am planning on majoring in finance along with something like supply chain management or business analytics. I have always thought about law school in the back of my mind and think its something I would really enjoy, but the cost and job outlook has had me hesitant. Finance is also a huge interest of mine and I could do with only a bachelors atleast for the first few years. When do I have to be completely set on either doing law or not? I know there are pre law tracks at colleges, but I’m not too familiar with that. If its like a premed track, then it means I just take certain classes while majoring in almost anything right? What if I do a prelaw track with business but end up deciding to go into the job market rather than law school? These are the only two fields I’m even remotely interested in, but I don’t know if I should take the risk with law when finance is something I am genuinely interested in and seems to be a safer field to get into right now. Any thoughts?
If you mean “applying to law school” when you say “doing law”, you can decide to apply maybe a year before the admissions application deadline. You can then spend a few months studying for the LSAT and rounding up recommendations from professors.
You can do that at any time; even a year or two after college has finished is fine.
You can major in anything. Try to aim for any of the top 14 law schools to guarantee a law-related job. You will need LSAT of above 170 and top grades. It’s okay to work before law school. Finance is a great foundation for law. Think of law as a giant umbrella. Almost any topic you can think of has a legal side to it, from family to immigration to health, engineering, and finance. There’s a huge world out there for you if you combine finance and law. It’s very much in demand. But do work on yoru LSAT skills. Try to think of it as just another skill set that you can master. Practice practice practice and you will do well.
Law School will always be there.
If you think there’s something else you would like to do with your life, I would pursue that for a few years after undergrad. Work experience will always be a plus for Law School Admissions.
You can decide anytime in your life.
After working as an engineer for 4 years, I took the LSAT & applied to law school.