Today, I took one step closer in figuring out exactly what I want to do with my life, yay! I decided it was time to give up the dream that I would get my MRS degree and be some lucky man's trophy wife...I know, sad day. Anyhoo, I've always wanted to go to law school but I was never quite sure what kind of law I eventually wanted to practice. At first I was thinking Family Law, I totally saw myself doing divorces and saying "we're gonna sue that son-of-a-bitch for everything he's got" to heartbroken gals. In reality, it's a lot more complicated, messy, and less glamourous than that. But after talking to numerous lawyers, I think I found my calling in the law world...
Entertainment Law. Now some of you may ask, what in the hell is that? Well...it's pretty much how it sounds. Entertainment Law focuses on providing legal services to the entertainment industry, whether that be film, music, television, etc. It's right up my alley. There's something about the entertainment industry that I'm just drawn to, and yes I know it's not all glamour there's a lot more that goes into it behind the scenes. I don't know, it's just so intriguing to me and it's always been that way. Going into this type of law would mean I would have to move to a big media city (L.A., New York, NASHVILLE!) Just thinking about it makes me giddy inside!
And this brings me to my next dilemma. My major is Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance with a minor in Management (the only Business minor non-Business schoolers are allowed to have). I'm not so worried about my major, it's a little too late to change that anyway but I'm wondering if I should I change my minor to something with media? Or is business applicable to everything? I'm not sure, I guess it'll be something to talk to my counselor about but I swear, sometimes my guess is as good as theirs...At least I have a little more direction in life at the moment! It's always a good feeling :)
Already decided this is my future home in Nashville - how cute! (I concern myself sometimes...)
Also, I'd die and go to heaven if I were Luke Bryan's lawyer...I imagine our conversations would go something like this.
Anyone else slowly but surely figuring out their plans for the future?! I'd love to hear the schools y'all attend and your majors too :)
xoxo,
rFe
As a law student currently, rFe, I love this post! Let me tell you a little something about law...unless you intend to do patent law (for which you need a scientific background), your major does not matter! Law schools look for passionate and well-rounded students who excel academically. Work on being the best you can be, and change majors or minors only because you want to, and not because you think prospective law schools/employers will appreciate it. The experience you gain in law school will matter more, so while it could never hurt to add an applicable minor if you want to, you can still pursue your dream once you get to law school by getting active in Entertainment Law student groups or doing your internship work in that field.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with that, and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about law school! <3
Thank you so much for the advice! I'll definitely keep all of that in mind. It's always helpful talking to law students, especially ones that are close to my age! A lot of my dad's friends are lawyers but sometimes it's nice to get a more current perspective :) If I have any questions I'll be sure to let you know! Xoxo
DeleteGreat plans! I am still trying to figure out what I want to do with my major, I have considered law school but I think with some of my grades they would just throw my application away! haha
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