This shouldn't be surprising since philosophers have long had a hand in the development of jurisprudence, laws, and legal institutions. Locke wrote the constitution of South Carolina. J. S. Mill was a legislator. Bentham developed powerful legal theory. Philosophy provides a strong preparation for careers in the law because philosophy trains students in the use of powerful instruments for constructing, deploying, analyzing, and evaluating arguments.
Philosophy also offers students methods of evaluating evidence and detecting fallacies.
Through its courses in logic as well as the rest of its curriculum, philosophy demands and produces rigorous reasoning, conceptual sophistication, intellectual subtlety, and clarity of understanding. During the period 1977-1982, for example, philosophy majors ranked third in LSAT scores. Students should not wait until their senior or junior years to begin studying for it. Early preparation will pay off. Also, consult the links below.