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Can I become a corporate lawyer with a History degree?

  • I have a 3.7 GPA and I am majoring in History (AA degree), and I want to go to law school. Can I become a corporate lawyer or do I have to major in business?

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    yes, you can. For your best chances, you will first need your BA with a good gpa and a good LSAT score. You will want to attend a first tier law school and stay in the 20% of your class (better if top 10%) Summer associate positions are huge so, work your butt off to impress the big law firms. When you graduate, you want to get a position with one of the major law firms and work there for 3-5 years to gain experience. You then stand a good chance to be hired as in-house corporate counsel at a decent company. Start preparing now by interning during the summer at places that look good on your resume and by doing lots of volunteer work.

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Apply to law school and if you're accepted, take lots of corporate electives - there are already a lot of requirements. I wound up in a corporation and I had a degree in English and Political Science.

Sue Straka

You do NOT need a degree in business. Many lawyers have history degrees and then go to law school.

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