Can somebody help me choosing a major for Family Law? I will definitely give 10 points to the best answer.?
I’m currently a college student studying graphic design. However now I want to change my major to Family Law. I want to deal with case of adoption, divorce, and child custody cases. What courses should I take for family law? What should I major in?
You will need to go on to law school, where you ought to take a few courses in family law. Really, though, you don’t specialise in a particular field of law until you’re out of law school and into practice. Though try and focus your legal elective courses during your JD onto the family law realm.
You’ll probably also have to change your major (or even school) and pursue a BA or a B.Sc. Most people who go into law take on a BA, which trains you in writing, as well as critical reading and analysis. You’ll find those things useful on the LSAT. There really is no "pre-law" recommended field, just certain fields that seem to produce a large number of law students. Political science, economics and business grads go to law in big numbers, but any undergraduate bachelors degree can get you in. Don’t bother with any law-related courses in your undergrad, you’ll go on to law school to learn that stuff. If I were you, I’d focus on areas that would be applicable to family law in your future: women’s studies, child development (psychology), family structure (sociology), etc. That’ll give you a broad background to which you can apply your legal education.
And, of course, make sure you do very well in your courses, since you have to get admitted to law school shortly thereafter.
Best of luck to you! Family law has a reputation as thankless low-paying work. It’s certainly not glamourous or high-paying, but it can be rewarding, particularly if you’re dedicated to it. We could use more practicioners in the area.
Courses in government and history are good places to start. Some schools even offer majors that are pre-law focused. Talk to somebody in the government department of your school to see if this is an option for you.
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I assume you realize that you would have to go to law school after graduating from college. Forget all the stuff you hear about political science and the like – those are traditional pre-law majors just because they help you understand the constitution and the structure of the government, which really isn’t what you need. There are actually two directions you could go in which might be useful, but each will teach you skills you will need as a family law practitioner that you won’t learn enough of in law school. One is psychology, since you will be dealing with a lot of very upset and disturbed people in the area of family law. The other is accounting, since a big part of family law, particularly with regard to divorce cases, is division of the family’s assets. I would pick whichever of those two was more appealing to me.
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You will need to go on to law school, where you ought to take a few courses in family law. Really, though, you don’t specialise in a particular field of law until you’re out of law school and into practice. Though try and focus your legal elective courses during your JD onto the family law realm.
You’ll probably also have to change your major (or even school) and pursue a BA or a B.Sc. Most people who go into law take on a BA, which trains you in writing, as well as critical reading and analysis. You’ll find those things useful on the LSAT. There really is no "pre-law" recommended field, just certain fields that seem to produce a large number of law students. Political science, economics and business grads go to law in big numbers, but any undergraduate bachelors degree can get you in. Don’t bother with any law-related courses in your undergrad, you’ll go on to law school to learn that stuff. If I were you, I’d focus on areas that would be applicable to family law in your future: women’s studies, child development (psychology), family structure (sociology), etc. That’ll give you a broad background to which you can apply your legal education.
And, of course, make sure you do very well in your courses, since you have to get admitted to law school shortly thereafter.
Best of luck to you! Family law has a reputation as thankless low-paying work. It’s certainly not glamourous or high-paying, but it can be rewarding, particularly if you’re dedicated to it. We could use more practicioners in the area.
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The real world of law; not as glamourous as they show on TV. The people aren’t as attractive, either. 🙁