What law courses should an ADA take in college?
There are hundreds of law courses that can be taken. If I wanted to go to the DA’s office in my state, which of the hundreds should I take to have a well rounded education?
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TheOrange Evil
January 20, 2011 6:20 pm
As the other poster explained, a JD (Juris Doctor) is a post-graduate degree, meaning that you can only attend law school in the US after you have received a bachelor’s degree.
More importantly, though, you can receive your degree in literally any subject and still be accepted to law school. Law schools do not require any legal coursework in college whatsoever. I personally know an electrical engineer and a mechanical engineer who are going to law school right now.
If you do take any law classes in high school or college, then just know that you’re doing so for your own edification. They won’t help you get into law school and they’re certainly not required. Best of luck!
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Michael (AFL)
January 20, 2011 10:25 pm
Too late to switch to law minded courses?
I am thinking about going to law but my courses in highschool are not based on law. I have physics chemistry math biology psychology English gym. How can I switch this to law courses in grade 12?
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Spaceman
January 21, 2011 12:36 am
No, there’s no point. GPA helps you get a job after graduation and determines your rank in the class. If you get extra chances to boost your gpa without your classmates doing the same then class ranking and gpa becomes pretty pointless. Besides, the law school isn’t going to let you do that, or at least mine did not. Also, you’re going to have to pay tuition if you want to be a student and with tuition being somewhere in the neighborhood of $25-30K a year (I’m estimating since its been a few years since I finished law school), I don’t know why you’d waste that much money.
If you already have a job offer prior to graduation then a boost in GPA doesn’t mean a thing because, well, you already have a job. If you don’t have a job, then you should be looking for work. Once you’ve got your JD and have passed the bar you should be more concerned about acquiring experience in order to land a position.
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helllooooo life!
January 21, 2011 3:46 pm
Can I go to Law school without taking any law courses in high school?
I’ve been planning out my years, and there’s just no room, even if i’m going to summer school. But i’m aiming to get a business certificate though. :/ And there is only 2 law courses in my high school.
Thank you.
Donald; thank you! no one explained it to me.
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Mister W
January 21, 2011 8:29 pm
Can one after graduating from law school take additional courses just to boost the gpa?
I know it sounds ridiculous but can you upon graduating continue to take law school courses to boost your gpa?
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rockfella
January 21, 2011 8:36 pm
What are the best universities that offer distance learning postgraduate Law courses?
I am looking for reputable Universities that offer distance learning master Law courses in English, Portuguese or Spanish (LLMA). The area is conflict resolution or International . I am based in Chile and I looking for Universities preferably in US, UK or South Africa?
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LadyFields
January 21, 2011 10:21 pm
Well first we must know if you mean law courses during undergrad or during law school. The DA’s office will not care what courses you took as an undergrad. What matters most is getting into a top law school, graduating at the top of your class, and having criminal law/litigation experience.
If you’re in undergrad, I recommend taking classes known to be rigorous (major is not so important, but if you were a fashion major taking only fashion classes, you won’t get into Harvard Law even with a 4.0 and 170 LSAT – sorry legally blonde), and get as high a GPA as possible (3.5+). Also be sure to check on policies that may change your GPA when you apply – for instance, if you are allowed to fail a class and retake it to have the F dropped, law schools will see your F and they WILL count it in your gpa. I made this mistake (I didn’t know I wanted to go to law school until after I got my master’s) and it dropped me from a 3.54 to a 3.41 – this is a big difference when you’re going for top schools.
I don’t know about every school, but in general undergrad law classes are too beginner and not at all like classes in law school, so unless it’s your major or you’re just interested, I wouldn’t load up on those. Take some interesting, fun classes now or you’ll have missed your chance.
Be sure to get a job/internship at a DA’s office while in law school.
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passed17CLEPs
January 21, 2011 10:33 pm
Generally, you don’t take pre-law courses in high-school. You would do any pre-law courses you wanted in college, as a college degree is generally required before you enter law school. Hope this helps.
January 19, 2011
8:53 pm
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January 19, 2011
9:49 pm
What law courses should an ADA take in college?
There are hundreds of law courses that can be taken. If I wanted to go to the DA’s office in my state, which of the hundreds should I take to have a well rounded education?
January 20, 2011
6:20 pm
As the other poster explained, a JD (Juris Doctor) is a post-graduate degree, meaning that you can only attend law school in the US after you have received a bachelor’s degree.
More importantly, though, you can receive your degree in literally any subject and still be accepted to law school. Law schools do not require any legal coursework in college whatsoever. I personally know an electrical engineer and a mechanical engineer who are going to law school right now.
If you do take any law classes in high school or college, then just know that you’re doing so for your own edification. They won’t help you get into law school and they’re certainly not required. Best of luck!
January 20, 2011
10:25 pm
Too late to switch to law minded courses?
I am thinking about going to law but my courses in highschool are not based on law. I have physics chemistry math biology psychology English gym. How can I switch this to law courses in grade 12?
January 21, 2011
12:36 am
No, there’s no point. GPA helps you get a job after graduation and determines your rank in the class. If you get extra chances to boost your gpa without your classmates doing the same then class ranking and gpa becomes pretty pointless. Besides, the law school isn’t going to let you do that, or at least mine did not. Also, you’re going to have to pay tuition if you want to be a student and with tuition being somewhere in the neighborhood of $25-30K a year (I’m estimating since its been a few years since I finished law school), I don’t know why you’d waste that much money.
If you already have a job offer prior to graduation then a boost in GPA doesn’t mean a thing because, well, you already have a job. If you don’t have a job, then you should be looking for work. Once you’ve got your JD and have passed the bar you should be more concerned about acquiring experience in order to land a position.
January 21, 2011
3:46 pm
Can I go to Law school without taking any law courses in high school?
I’ve been planning out my years, and there’s just no room, even if i’m going to summer school. But i’m aiming to get a business certificate though. :/ And there is only 2 law courses in my high school.
Thank you.
Donald; thank you! no one explained it to me.
January 21, 2011
8:29 pm
Can one after graduating from law school take additional courses just to boost the gpa?
I know it sounds ridiculous but can you upon graduating continue to take law school courses to boost your gpa?
January 21, 2011
8:36 pm
What are the best universities that offer distance learning postgraduate Law courses?
I am looking for reputable Universities that offer distance learning master Law courses in English, Portuguese or Spanish (LLMA). The area is conflict resolution or International . I am based in Chile and I looking for Universities preferably in US, UK or South Africa?
January 21, 2011
10:21 pm
Well first we must know if you mean law courses during undergrad or during law school. The DA’s office will not care what courses you took as an undergrad. What matters most is getting into a top law school, graduating at the top of your class, and having criminal law/litigation experience.
If you’re in undergrad, I recommend taking classes known to be rigorous (major is not so important, but if you were a fashion major taking only fashion classes, you won’t get into Harvard Law even with a 4.0 and 170 LSAT – sorry legally blonde), and get as high a GPA as possible (3.5+). Also be sure to check on policies that may change your GPA when you apply – for instance, if you are allowed to fail a class and retake it to have the F dropped, law schools will see your F and they WILL count it in your gpa. I made this mistake (I didn’t know I wanted to go to law school until after I got my master’s) and it dropped me from a 3.54 to a 3.41 – this is a big difference when you’re going for top schools.
I don’t know about every school, but in general undergrad law classes are too beginner and not at all like classes in law school, so unless it’s your major or you’re just interested, I wouldn’t load up on those. Take some interesting, fun classes now or you’ll have missed your chance.
Be sure to get a job/internship at a DA’s office while in law school.
January 21, 2011
10:33 pm
Generally, you don’t take pre-law courses in high-school. You would do any pre-law courses you wanted in college, as a college degree is generally required before you enter law school. Hope this helps.