‘m frequently asked by readers about what I consider to be the “best” prelaw majors. Conventional wisdom has been that students contemplating law school should earn undergraduate degrees in Philosophy, History, Literature and other similar liberal arts programs. Advisors reason that reading and writing skills are critical in law school and so these degrees will better prepare students for law school.
But in a recent blog post, I wrote …
hortly after winter break during my first year of law school, I overheard classmates commiserating about family members that had seemingly, suddenly become less intelligent. "I couldn’t even have an intelligent discussion," one classmate complained. "Yeah, it’s like everyone has suddenly become stupid," laughed the other.
It’s true: once you’ve been through the law school forging process, it’s easy to get frustrated with the lay people you had …
s an initial caveat, what I am about to tell you runs counter to pretty much all conventional wisdom about law school. It is almost axiomatic that "you go to the best law school you can get into." The primary reason for the axiom is that historically it has always been easier for students from higher-ranked schools to find jobs upon graduation.
However, in my opinion and especially …