Good courses for family law?
kumamon222 asked:
I am planning on going to law school and eventually becoming a family lawyer. Are there any courses I should take now in undergrad that would benefit me in the future of family law?
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I am planning on going to law school and eventually becoming a family lawyer. Are there any courses I should take now in undergrad that would benefit me in the future of family law?
September 8th, 2009 at 5:13 am
This is an interesting question and a little hard to answer well. There are no courses you “need” to take in college for law school generally, and certainly none you need to take with respect to family law in particular.
There will be classes in law school that are highly relevant. However, you might look for sociology, anthropology, psychology, or even economics courses that help you to appreciate the challenges you’ll face in family law. I’m thinking of such issues as the psychology of the nuclear family, child development, the economics of divorce, and the like.
Family law is actually pretty varied stuff, and there are a number of things here that might interest you. Again, nothing required or even recommended, but you can be creative in your course choices and look for things that will inform the sort of work you hope to do in family law.
Best of luck to you!
September 11th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Follow your law school’s degree plan.