I know a similar thread was created about which school is your dream school, but I thought I would create one about interests in the field of law. Which practice groups are you interested in? I guess I'll go first. I'm interested in litigation and transactional law.
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Immigration law. I went through the immigration process with my wife who is from Spain and we had a rough go of it. Very long story which I won't get into, but it got me interested in immigration law. I am 39 years old so I'm starting late but look forward to a long career.
Probably trial law, given its theatricality, but I want to be flexible to the supply and demand of legal job force. Like @eugenechong479.chong, I'm more focused on the more urgent goal of the LSAT. Once I've cleared that hurdle, I'll start researching possible niches I might be right for.
I will be focused on criminal law, appellate law, and juvenile justice. My fiancé is serving a 56-years-to-life sentence since the age of 16. I won't stop until he's home.
@2543.hopkins ha "Loan forgiveness"...it makes it sound like we did something wrong but in ten years we'll be forgiven for it. Do we live in a guilt trip society or what?
I plan on being the King Beyond the Wall. Someone has to deal with them white-walkers...
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Law school is free for me so I'm down for whatever... I'm sure my priorities and interests will be somewhat different in four years than they are now so I'm just going to see where the journey take me...
Civil Rights/Constitutional law. I want to eradicate the racial disparities that pollute our criminal justice system. I plan on handling criminal defense of indigent clients for my heart, and wills and probate for my pocket book.
Donald Trump will never ever become POTUS that's a easy inference to make!
I'm not quite sure how that makes me feel....yikes! I know I'm not very reassured at the thought. Lol. I've been interested in possibly moving to Canada in the future for some time....I think I would seriously move if Trump became president (scary!). @nye887085
No worries @rachnaram1585 Donald Trump filed (how many times?) and he might become POTUS...
I'm pretty much exclusively interested in litigation and goal is to first chair as many trials as possible. I'm not a feminist but it would be gratifying to break that glass ceiling. I'm interested in oil & gas litigation as a specialty but would also probably like personal injury/malpractice and class action. O&G would be a great specialty for North Texas as we've got a healthy mix of the Big Guys (Exxon, Halliburton) and the Little Guys (ranchers with a couple of nodding donkeys). Anything where I could occasionally wear a hard hat and steel toed boots one day and a power suit in kitten heels the next would be amazing.
@974 Hey, that could be a good compromise for me- as long as I could do some pro bono/PI/social justice-type work I feel I'd be happy at a Big Law firm. I will check that out, thanks!
I would like to do criminal law and eventually work up to the point where I can solely represent women who are being charged with solicitation of prostitution. I took a human trafficking class during my undergrad and it got me really interested on the subject matter (note: I realize not all prostituted women have been trafficked). These women are extremely vulnerable and totally stigmatized by society. As cheesy and cliche as it may sound, I would like to fight for them as I believe in many situations where they are being charged as criminals they are actually the victim. What do you guys think about this? Is it a realistic goal? Also are there any big law firms that do similar things?
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Sports and Entertainment law for me! It's the best of both worlds so I took a liking to it. I am scheduled for the December test so I have a long way to go before I am going to put too much thought into the future. Real estate law is also something that peaks my interest!
I'm interested in transactional/corporate law in the entertainment or sports sector. Those are just two of the areas I'm passionate about but I'm also very interested in IP as it relates to marketing and advertising. I know that getting into the entertainment/sports area is difficult as they're both very specific niches, though... That's why I'm worried that my options on where to go for law school are limited. Ack!
I am looking to get into Real Estate law here in Florida :)
I decided on high-conflict divorce after watching my boyfriend's disastrous divorce/custody battle with an unstable ex-wife play out across two continents. (I never had any interest in law before that). I decided that 1. courts overall do not have enough psychological training to deal with personality disorders and 2. most of those in such relationships completely underestimate the dangers of divorcing disordered people. I'm also disturbed by the expense of representation in family law but have found that the free clinics in the courthouses (at least for my BF) either did not or could not help with the kind of help anyone in these cases needs. I'm not sure if I will eventually work in policy or in representation (see above question on affording law school) but if I represent people, my goal is to make it as affordable as possible for people, hence the requirement that I not carry debt...
I just took my last part of the CPA exam, and I think I passed. I'll probably end up doing tax law or estate planning or elderly law. I have an interest in finance, so going into corporate law is an option as well (I plan on getting a CFA and ABV at some point too). My dream job would be a judge though (like Federal judge); it's just too bad that I don't have the stomach for politics.
@mackenziefitzgerald999 i work in CRE now and I know how much brokers/investors make ... When the market is good, it's really good! And CRE is always in some kind of demand (and CRE atty's therefore as well).