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[Chiyeung DjChi Lau]

If you were/are a tech student like me who was interested/ or are interested in law and the field of law, ask questions here! I may be a freshmen but i have done extensive research on the field! Yes believe it or not, some people do want to practice law coming out from Tech. Perhaps from the injustices they felt coming out from law school ;)

[Sulate]

what particular field of law did you go in to?/ plan to go in to

[Chiyeung DjChi Lau]

I am not yet in law school. But there are many fields of law, and law school encourages you to look at many. However I am looking into civil, criminal and immigration law.

[Sulate]

any info on corporate law? as in, how long would it take to earn the necessary licensing, are there positions readily available, and where can your career progress from it.

[Chiyeung DjChi Lau]

What do you want to know? Basically if you wish to practice corporate law or business law, you would still have to go through law school. Corporate law is simply another field of law also taught in law school.

To define it for you- "Business Law (also referred to as Commercial Law) governs the transactions between businesses. This includes business formation; litigation; contracts; mergers and acquisitions; commercial leasing; and consumer protection. Business law deals primarily with the definition of rights and responsibilities, as opposed to the enforcement of laws. Business law and commercial law encompass several overlapping issues."

Many corporations hire lawyers for such services.

In terms of licensing as a corporate lawyer, just like any lawyer, you must get into law school. Once you graduate law school and you have a law degree, this does not mean you are a lawyer. Next you must pass the BAR exam which will allow you practice law in your specific state. You also need to fulfill other requirements your state needs you to fulfill. Such as the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam which sort of assesses your character.

There are no specific licensing except for the company you work for. Your company will have to have several licenses to operate as a business. You as a lawyer may be hired to help with such licensing or contracts.

To be honest, the legal market is declining in this economy. Hopefully it gets better when we graduate college and law school. This is mainly due not only to the economy, but law schools are churning out more lawyers than the economy needs. This can be caused by TTT (Tier Three Toilets) aka Tier 3 Law schools that are churning out lawyers. So many attorneys can affect the market! Because of such a declining market, it is best to attend a T14 or T8 (top 8) law school to have a higher chance of hiring. But hopefully the economy and the legal department will be better soon. Positions are always available. You simply need a high gpa from your law school and come from a good or known law school. You will be mainly filling entry positions and doing mundane work until you work your way up.

This is all i am going to write for now. Anyone can correct me if I have an error. Seeing how it is 1:30 AM. I may have some.

[cleves]

For any of you who are actually interested in going to law school and/or would like to know what it's like being a lawyer: please feel free to ask questions. I graduated from Tech a decade ago, and am now an attorney at a big law firm in NYC. I can tell you what being a lawyer is really like without the bs... if you're interested.

[Sulate]

Definitely. What do you do most of the day?