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Does a business degree help build a good foundation for becoming a lawyer Or is there a better degree for pre law?

I'm looking for the best degree that is going to prepare me for law school. I want to go into business, so I can someday own a law firm but I don't know if it's going to prepare me to understand law. #Fall25

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I’m not a lawyer, but my undergraduate degree in Government (Political Science) was very popular for students preparing for Law School. I also have an MSBA from a business school, so I can speak to my experience in both majors.
My understanding of Law School is there is a tremendous amount of reading and writing. Law students need to develop a keen attention to detail because an argument or case can hinge on a single word. Majors that prepare you for this sort of situation are: Political Science, Philosophy, English and similar Liberal Arts degrees. Business majors usually specialize in a certain area of business. Those are Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Production, Entrepreneurship and Information Systems (MIS/CIS).
While there is no requirement for a certain type of undergraduate degree, business may not be the best choice for Pre Law. Certainly, many business students have become lawyers, but I believe Political Science of Philosophy would provide the best foundation for law school. During my undergraduate degree, I read hundreds of pages of supreme court opinions, the federalist papers, Plato, Hobbes, and Machiavelli. Some of my exams consisted of only one question written on the board, followed by 1 hour of furious writing. Most homework required reading vast amounts of material, and writing papers about the concepts. This sort of rigor is exactly what you will need in Law School
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