Would business law or health law be a better concentration? Forum

[jdwinn0963]

I am a Health Science major with a concentration in Health Services Administration. I have taken the June 2014 LSAT and I am beginning to make a list of law schools to apply to in the Fall. My career aspiration is to become a health law attorney, either working as an in house counsel for a hospital or health care system, or working for a firm that purchases health care organizations and work towards a position overseeing the merging of the new health facilities. As I begin to look at schools, I am unsure if I should focus on health law as my concentration or business law. Some schools do not offer health law as a concentration so I want to spend some time thinking about my concentration now and I am looking for some outside input. Based on your opinion, which concentration would better suit my career goals?

[wingding]

Don't worry about the concentration, worry about the school.

[Holly Golightly]

Don't worry about the concentration, worry about the school.

This. Concentrations are largely useless.

[dkb17xzx]

Agree with the above 2 posters. You need to get into a good school. Your school rank and then your class rank is far, far important than your "specialization." Also, don't choose a school b/c it offers "concentrations." Focus on its reputation and most importantly, its employment numbers and cost to you.

http://www.lawschooltransparency.com/ - good place to start.

[DELG]

Do you have any experience with the healthcare field, particularly the legal side, particular the transactional side, other than your undergraduate major?