Law Career Alternatives

turbo93
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:52:08 +0000

@turbo93 – You don’t necessarily need to have a law degree to work at a federal law enforcement agency, though the Department of Justice is more “law” focused, so it would help there if, in fact, he wants to be a lawyer. Whereas FBI, DEA, etc. that’s more criminal investigations (though they certainly have lawyers working there. ALL federal agencies have Legal departments). 8th grade is probably a bit early to make a decision like this, especially because his interest is likely fueled by watching shows like Law & Order, CSI, etc., am I right? You might encourage him to visit the pages for students that most federal agencies have online, so he can start getting an idea about what internships and other opportunities are out there (graduate school fellowships, etc) and what kinds of skills they’re looking for.



Actually, it’s a girl and I doubt she’s ever watched any law-related TV shows :-). She absolutely loves problem solving (any video game, even complex ones, is a week at most for her), has a photographic memory, is a bookworm, bilingual, very athletic, and can write at a level that would put many college students to shame. She’s interested in an investigative type career, Quantico, the whole 9 yards. That, or Congressional staffer type position. Her aspiration right now is more undergrad in Econ/PolSci and then Law School, B-grade probably (but she’s smart enough to get into the top 20 if she works hard at it).