Law School

what do you do in law school? it's a 3 year program to get your JD, so what do you do each of the 3 years? do you always have to have "mock trials" and stuff like that? im just planning on being a consultant lawyer and i dont like the court room stuff. thanks a bunch

It varies by state. In California, you take the basic law courses the first year torts, criminal law, constitutional law, contracts, legal research & writing, etc. You do have to do mock trial, but there is more emphasis on yuor writing than on the oral presentation. The second and third years there are a couple more required classes and then you take electives. You want to focus your electives to what is on the Bar exam or where you have interests. You never have to take trial-type courses if you do not want to. However, I recommend it. Those types of classes also improve your speaking skills, and you may have to do presentations to clients, etc. You never know where the law will take you, and you may change your mind in law school or after. Look at the catalogs online of some of the law schools you are considering attending. They will have the required courses listed and many electives. Also research what subject of questions will be on the Bar exam. Writing is the key to almost all law school classes, and in real life regardless of the type of law you choose.

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If your planning on going to law school, do you typically get a graduate degree and then go onto law school or do you enter law school after you complete your undergraduate degree? Thanks!

Generally get your undergraduate degree....take the LSAT and if appropriate apply for law school and earn your juris doctorate.

Well I've been trying to search for a law school that has a specialization in immigration, but I can't seem to find anything. Does anyone know of an specific law school that may have that? Or Real Estate law? I'm not sure if I'm understanding how specializations in Law school works, if anyone can clarify this for me I'll be very thankful.

You're not understanding how specializations work. Very few schools will have actual organized programs for a particular field. Some might have a certificate program (or whatever they choose to call it) where you get some distinction on your degree that you "specialized" in a particular field. The schools that have this special program are quite limited. Even more limited are the subjects that have these "certificates". Lawyers say they specialize because they just practice in one area of the law. If they know what that area is during law school, they normally just take as many courses in that area as they can. Law school doesn't have majors like undergrad does. You do your required courses your first year (sometimes extends to second year), and then just start picking all the courses you want. Almost certainly, you're not going to find any program in real estate law. There's a tiny chance you may find one in immigration, but I doubt it. Most formalized programs tend to be in Intellectual Property or International Law. Sometimes tax. However, if you're interested in immigration law, most law schools have an immigration clinic. It's kind of like an internship that the school runs. Take all the immigration classes and participate in the immigration clinic, and you'll be quite prepared to find an internship/job in immigration law.

What exactly do you need on an application to get into law school? Do you need impressive extra curriculars or get you just get in with a good GPA and LSAT score? Also, what's the workload like at NYU law school? Hours per day?

there are already WAY too many lawyers in the world and many new ones can;t find jobs that pay enough to live decently while paying off $100,000+ in law school loans law school is probably 70-90 hrs week of work including classes - harder than college

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