Planning to apply abroad for law [Undergraduate],what are the curricular one can do? Also,how can I get some internships in foreign on national firms being a high schooler?
many uk firms do have open days for high schoolers, follow their social media pages, it will a day long affair where they will give a tour, Q&A session with a partner etc.
I’ll give you a serious answer. In high school you don’t have the skills yet to be useful in a big law firm - Indian or international. Most A0s will spend their first year figuring out how to do their job, and that’s after five years of law school and internships.
In high school- the thing you can do is to read and read widely. Read economics and political science and history. Write reviews of everything you read. Volunteer with rights organisations- understand how the law works on the ground. If you know any lawyers- ask them if you can follow them around for a month or so and observe their work. Watch lectures on YouTube on areas that interest you. Build skills that are not academic- learn to play one field sport and one track sport and learn to sing a song and to play chess and learn to code. This stuff will seem like a waste of time- but has pay offs in the long term that are quite valuable.
Dear guest, you said to read about economics, political science and history? But wouldn't it be more helpful to study commerce subjects of +2 to get a idea about corporates and businesses if OP has plans for pursuing his career in Corporate Law?
not really. I was a science student going into law school. one would think that that would put me at an advantage in learning say tech law or IP - but it really didnt that much. It meant I didnt freak out when I saw some science stuff- but its nothing others didnt pick up coming from an arts background. Law is its own animal as is learning in college. Learning commerce subjects like business studies or accountancy is not likely to give you any more of an edge. you should still learn it if that's what interests you, but to expect great returns would be a little idealistic. statistics and economics and history and all the rest is kinda woven into how and why laws are made and how we should understand them, which is why I mentioned economics and history and political science. In any case the learning curve gets very steep once you go to college so you will likely have to do a lot of work to catch up then anyway.
also please don't decide what you want to do for the rest of your life when youre in your teens. if you hyperspecialise you dont just build skills for the immediate future- you also limit possibility for the mid term/ long term. read deeply and broadly.
Also,how can I get some internships in foreign on national firms being a high schooler?
In high school- the thing you can do is to read and read widely. Read economics and political science and history. Write reviews of everything you read. Volunteer with rights organisations- understand how the law works on the ground. If you know any lawyers- ask them if you can follow them around for a month or so and observe their work. Watch lectures on YouTube on areas that interest you. Build skills that are not academic- learn to play one field sport and one track sport and learn to sing a song and to play chess and learn to code.
This stuff will seem like a waste of time- but has pay offs in the long term that are quite valuable.
PS-I am a commerce student
also please don't decide what you want to do for the rest of your life when youre in your teens. if you hyperspecialise you dont just build skills for the immediate future- you also limit possibility for the mid term/ long term. read deeply and broadly.
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