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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the best lawyers I know majored in disciplines that demand and cultivate analytic skill, like chemistry, math, and music. [/quote]

I'm a STEM major who went to law school and graduated at the top of my class.

I thought the law degree was easier than my undergrad degree.[/quote]

My neighbor was advising my kid that getting a STEM degree would be a great major for undergrad and then going to law school. The STEM degree would be beneficial for understanding cases dealing with tech/science businesses or patents. He was an appeals attorney for death row inmates before retiring.   [/quote]

Patent prosecution attorneys often have master's degrees or even PhDs but an undergrad degree could maybe help with patent litigation.

I didn't really end up using my undergraduate degree in law (I don't work in patents), but a previous commenter who mentioned being accustomed to work echoed my experience.  I was used to long hours studying and in lab, so putting in the hours in law school wasn't difficult.

For what it's worth I did have a history minor and it was one of my history professors who suggested I might consider law.[/quote]

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