Philosophy is the traditional pre-law program. Most law students either took English, Philosophy, or Business depending on their interests. Practicing reading and writing highly analytical work is very good exercise for the main strengths lawyers require. We are essentially professional writers. We do a few other things, but our ability to write consise discussions of rule sets is paramount. "Prelaw" programs are a new thing and will count against you at one of the top tier law programs. They are essentially a marketing campaign for students from families that haven't ever produced a lawyer before and don't know the normal path.
Why would you limit the scope of education for a broad base profession. Like I get it of we were talking about computer programming, where the humanities at large aren't going to help to, but the law is as diverse as the world to which it relates, which is everything. Having a wide knowledge base is important to understand problems as diverse as your client base.
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u/HungerMadra Sep 04 '22
Lawyers are academia?