Some advice on switching from pre-med to pre-law?

Demosthenes49
Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:11:01 +0000

@ChemNerd365: First, you should get some work experience before going to law school. To that end, there’s no reason to try to do the LSAT before you graduate. Legal employers (and some law schools) skew towards work experience. Plus, a year or two in the job market helps you understand what working is really like.

Second, you have two years to intern/extern in a law office. Use them. Your sister may have connections in other practices (do you want to litigate? work on big deals? do family work? handle immigration? prosecute crimes?) and you should take advantage. You should also look into your university which probably also has connections (pre-law advisers can be helpful here). DA/PD/Legal aid also often have programs by which aspiring college students can get some hands-on experience.