Sorry if title doesnt make sense. I am just confused on a specific detail that I keep missing when looking into getting a JD.
So besides getting other peoples opinion on Harvard v. Yale v. Columbia ect... I noticed people say each school has their niche market, so If you want to go work in biglaw, or corp, columbia and harvard are great to go to.
So after graduating from Law you move on, get a job, and your good to go. But I am confused on what is actually taught in Law Schools. On Columbia's web, they just mention disciplines in law.
Disciplines include:
Intellectual Property
Criminal Law and Procedure
Human Rights, Civil Rights Law
Constitutional Law
Legal Philosophy
and also careers:
Private Sector
Public Interest and Government
Judicial Clerkships
and a few others...
Does this mean, you can pick what you want to study, like in undergrad, and then graduate with a JD, and work in any law field? or only the field you picked? Or am I just not getting it at all
I was researching what sounds really interesting to me in regards to law professions, I found my top three (3) most interesting fields, that is: corporate law, legal philosophy, and constitutional law.
My number one interest was Legal Philosophy. I really like the idea of the relationship of law and its morals, and things like Legal interpretivism. Does anyone know anything about this study? can you make a living in it after law, and what kind of jobs are offered if you went into legal philosophy? Can you still land a biglaw job :D ?
And then Corp Law is awesome also, I mean what it boils down to is, do I really want to be educated in law vs. do I want to make a shyt load of money in regards to security,tax or Corporate Law. Or can I do both, or whatever and still break through?
So if anyone can give me any advice would be awesome. Not even sure I understand how law schools work, or how the academics work there, so just bear with me.
So besides getting other peoples opinion on Harvard v. Yale v. Columbia ect... I noticed people say each school has their niche market, so If you want to go work in biglaw, or corp, columbia and harvard are great to go to.
So after graduating from Law you move on, get a job, and your good to go. But I am confused on what is actually taught in Law Schools. On Columbia's web, they just mention disciplines in law.
Disciplines include:
Intellectual Property
Criminal Law and Procedure
Human Rights, Civil Rights Law
Constitutional Law
Legal Philosophy
and also careers:
Private Sector
Public Interest and Government
Judicial Clerkships
and a few others...
Does this mean, you can pick what you want to study, like in undergrad, and then graduate with a JD, and work in any law field? or only the field you picked? Or am I just not getting it at all
I was researching what sounds really interesting to me in regards to law professions, I found my top three (3) most interesting fields, that is: corporate law, legal philosophy, and constitutional law.
My number one interest was Legal Philosophy. I really like the idea of the relationship of law and its morals, and things like Legal interpretivism. Does anyone know anything about this study? can you make a living in it after law, and what kind of jobs are offered if you went into legal philosophy? Can you still land a biglaw job :D ?
And then Corp Law is awesome also, I mean what it boils down to is, do I really want to be educated in law vs. do I want to make a shyt load of money in regards to security,tax or Corporate Law. Or can I do both, or whatever and still break through?
So if anyone can give me any advice would be awesome. Not even sure I understand how law schools work, or how the academics work there, so just bear with me.