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dondondondon

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Math in Law School

Post by dondondondon » Sat Jul 16, 2016 9:06 pm

How much math is integrated into a law school curriculum? How about a business law program/certificate? I realize that depending on your specialization certain knowledge of math would be helpful.

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Post by jkpolk » Sat Jul 16, 2016 9:08 pm

dondondondon wrote:How much math is integrated into a law school curriculum? How about a business law program/certificate? I realize that depending on your specialization certain knowledge of math would be helpful.
arithmetic. like 4 function calculator level.

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Re: Math in Law School

Post by pancakes3 » Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:06 am

i hate it when people say "i came to law school so i didn't have to do math"

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Re: Math in Law School

Post by murdock83 » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:02 am

For me, the only time it came up in school was when we covered comparative negligence in torts and when I took Federal Income tax. Torts was just calculating percentages, tax was formula based but still simple.

To be real though, you'll probably need basic math skills to be an attorney. I use it quite often.

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