What are, if any, the mathematics prerequisites to becoming a lawyer? -

This question pretains to a math project I have been assigned - Select a career which you are interested in (lawyer) and find out the educational requirements of this career. Specifically what mathematics is a prerequisite?

Strictly speaking, there are no math prerequisites. However, the following math skills are very helpful, though not technically required: - Arithmetic and algebra (so that you can calculate the damages you want in a lawsuit, or prove that the other side s calculation of damages is wrong) - Probability and Game Theory (So that you can calculate risk, either in calculating damages for a lawsuit, or in giving legal advice to your clients). For example: if your client is a company designing pajamas for babies, he/she asks if they should use Material X, which is a very breathable material that increases babies comfort and health, and prevents suffocation. However, Material X is also highly flammable, and if there is a fire in the house, a baby wearing pajames made of Material X is more likely to burn up and die. So, what should your client do? As the lawyer, you would ask for the statistics/probability, and calculate the probability of these events, and the losses the victim (and your client, if sued) would sustain in each case. Then, you tell your client what material to use, based on the probabilities. -College math. This is because you need a college degree to apply to law school, and so if the college you attend requires some math courses (many do require some kind of math), you will need to take those. -Math for science/engineering (trigonometry, calculus, etc.)--ONLY important if you want to be a patent lawyer in the science/engineering field, so that you can understand the inventions you are helping to patent. Otherwise, you do not need advanced math.

For many areas of the law, there are no mathematical prerequisites, other than whatever your undergraduate college requires of all students. However, there are areas of the law in which more quantitative skills are needed. For example, some patent lawyers need to have an understanding of properties of the products they represent, which may include engineering and architectural renderings. Also, in areas like family law and probate law, valuations of property are important. In personal injury law, probabilities of certain outcomes must be assessed (statistics).

There are none. You have to obviously be able to get through your undergraduate math requirements to graduate and get into law school(at least in the US), but there are no math classes in law school. You have to be able to do simple math, but you can always use a calculator. Edit: We lawyers always joke about how bad in math we are!!

None. But you do need an undergrad degree. All I am aware of in the US require you to do some. Other countries such as Australia are different - you can get an undergrad degree with zero math. Thanks Bill