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Any booming legal fields?

Post by theurbanzone » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:38 pm

I'm an incoming senior undergrad and I was wondering if any particular legal fields are booming? I just want to do some research and become familiar with these fields, if there are any.

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Post by pupshaw » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:43 pm

theurbanzone wrote:I'm an incoming senior undergrad and I was wondering if any particular legal fields are booming? I just want to do some research and become familiar with these fields, if there are any.
International law is really big these days.

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Post by chem » Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:45 pm

theurbanzone wrote:I'm an incoming senior undergrad and I was wondering if any particular legal fields are booming? I just want to do some research and become familiar with these fields, if there are any.

IP and tax are still going strong. Need the background to be able to benefit from IP and I have no idea about tax

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Post by holdencaulfield » Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:57 pm

O&G will probably booming the foreseeable future, but it may change by the time you would get out of law school.

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Post by Br3v » Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:57 pm

TCR is probably IP

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Post by Lasers » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:21 am

IP, energy, and employment law have been doing very well.

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Post by stillwater » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:41 am

space law will boom all over your face.

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Post by DoubleChecks » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:43 am

holdencaulfield wrote:O&G will probably booming the foreseeable future, but it may change by the time you would get out of law school.
Probably not that soon. The shale being discovered all over the US will make us a major player in a few decades, and will last for a number of decades. Good for a career! :P

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Post by DoubleChecks » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:43 am

cerealdan wrote:
theurbanzone wrote:I'm an incoming senior undergrad and I was wondering if any particular legal fields are booming? I just want to do some research and become familiar with these fields, if there are any.
International law is really big these days.
:P funny

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Re: Any booming legal fields?

Post by rad lulz » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:59 am

unemployment law

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Post by PRgradBYU » Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:12 pm

cerealdan wrote:
theurbanzone wrote:I'm an incoming senior undergrad and I was wondering if any particular legal fields are booming? I just want to do some research and become familiar with these fields, if there are any.
International law is really big these days.
I'm sad more people didn't appreciate this. Funny stuff.

Maritime law, anyone?

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Re: Any booming legal fields?

Post by RodneyBoonfield » Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:17 pm

Constitutional law all these scandals goin on.

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Re: Any booming legal fields?

Post by justinp » Sat Jun 15, 2013 1:30 pm

Have we seriously gotten this deep into a thread without someone saying bird law?

Jesus the shitposting on this site used to mean something.

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Re: Any booming legal fields?

Post by Jimbo_Jones » Sat Jun 15, 2013 7:34 pm

justinp wrote:Have we seriously gotten this deep into a thread without someone saying bird law?

Jesus the shitposting on this site used to mean something.

I know right. And it took SIX FUCKING POSTS for space law to be mentioned

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