What Courses Do I Need To Take In College To Become An Immigration Lawyer?

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1. GreenIYD says:

   February 2, 2010 at 5:04 pm

   You might consider a college or Univeristy that has legal studies or pre-law classes.
   Even if you find a college that has these classes, you don’t have to have a major in that area to go to law school.You can choose any major in college you like and still go to law school, you don’t have to take legal classes before that for them to take you. Just major is something you love and you can do well in because they put a lot of weight on your GPA when you apply. But they also put a lot of weight on your LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) which you will take probably your junior year of college if you want to go to law school right after you graduate with your bachelor’s.
   When you get to college, find out if the school has a pre-law advisor to help guide you through preparing for law school… kind of like a guidance counselor but better and more knowledgable.
   Once you’re in law school, you gain experience through internships and part time and summer jobs to figure out what you want to do, your college experiences won’t matter as much by that point. So try to pursue the immigration law thing in college as much as you can just because you like it, but if you don’t get much experience it won’t prohibit you from pursuing it in law school, which is the appropriate time to do so. Good luck.
   If you have more specific questions, feel free to email me at comatyzed@yahoo.com
2. RoaringM says:

   February 2, 2010 at 5:34 pm

   Actually, a lot of law schools dislike majors like “legal studies” or “criminal justice”, and would prefer you major in an academic subject like English, History, etc. But that said, you can major in anything you’d like, and with your interests in immigration law, you may want to major in something tied to immigration, such as sociology or political science, or even a specific “area studies” or a language. But you can major in anything you’d like.
   It’s once you reach law school that you’ll study law, and focus on immigration law.
   During your bachelors degree, it’d be a good idea if you could do some volunteer work related to immigration issues/law. You could do work for a charity, for example, or an internship for a human rights organization. Things that are somewhat related to the issues you want to focus on in law school.