Law Questions

dadofsam
Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:25:11 +0000

I have no advice on specific majors. However, it’s relevant to note that peoples’ conception of what an attorney does, and therefore, what skills are most important, is not necessarily accurate (especially if it comes from watching TV programs).

Debating skills are always useful but the fact is that most lawyers are not trial lawyers, and for trial lawyers, the actual trial represents only an end to a longer process of setting up the case for trial.

What lawyers need nowadays are good analytical and reasoning skills and also an understanding of the human race. The first set of skills are needed to do the problem-solving that lawyers spend most of their time on and the latter are needed to understand clients, their needs and expectations, and how to get and keep them as clients.