Ideally, all of you academic courses at Eastern willhelp you develop your critical thinking skills, but you should make a consciouseffort to do so. Knowledge of Governmental Institutions. Many law schools, surprisingly,teach very little about the mechanics of the legislative and judicial processes. It will be useful for you to have some background knowledge of Americangovernmental institutions and processes. Knowledge of accounting and business finance.
Legal education includes thestudy of business law and tax law.
A student with some knowledge of businessfinance will have an advantage in these courses. Whether they are representing a client in the courtroom,or negotiating behind closed doors, attorneys need to be able to presentarguments clearly and persuasively. Courses in public speaking, communications,or drama can help you improve these skills. There isno such thing. Most reputable schools of law neither require nor recommendany particular undergraduate major or any prescribed course of study aspreparation for law school.