Aug 21, 2006 12:03
I have been thinking about this idea of law school (specifically GMU's) and the more I think about it the better of an idea it seems to be.
First off I want to go back and get an upper level degree. I had considered econ and an MBA, but the econ degree is impractical and I don't exactly know what I'd do with an MBA. GMU's law school is heavily integrated with their econ department even to the point of offering a law degree that focuses on economics. I wouldn't go for the law-econ degree because that seems more aimed towards policy makers, but I'd certainly get more upper level econ education than most other schools.
Second, I am interested in property stuff, not just the economics behind it, but the legal side behind it. Ideally I would want to own a few places and rent them out and a strong legal background would help me out a ton with that. I also think I would enjoy getting paid to help people out in that area.
Third many of the books on my list of stuff to read are major foundations for our legal system. I want to read Locke and Hayek before I go back to school and they wrote a lot about or heavily influenced our legal system.
So I am going to get some LSAT study material and start dedicating some free time to doing some studying for this and then I will take it in December and rock it out.