One of the nice things about going to law school is that anyone can do it. You don t have to amassed any particular type of knowledge in order to get there, unlike aspiring doctors or nurses, for example, who have to learn a lot of biology and chemistry. However, you do need to be good at writing and analytical thinking. Those are absolutely the most important things you need to be able to do to become a lawyer. On the LSAT, the admission test for law school, you will be required to do a lot of reading on topics that you are unfamiliar with. The content isn t important-what s important is being able to understand the intent of the author. I would work very hard on those skills now, they ll be invaluable to you later.
Very top notch oral and written communication a MUST; good retention and analytical (critical thinking) skills.
I know quite a few fellow anthropology majors who want to go into law. What kind of law would you want to be practicing? Human rights? Maybe looking to women and gender studies or specific cultural studies, sociology, anthropology and history. Business law? Then probably a background in business will help. Also, political science is often an important thing to have.
English and writing will get you well on your way. Philosophy or psychology, history, etc.
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