>> One of the best things about going
to law school is you can do anything you want in undergrad.
Just do it, do it well, enjoy undergrad, take as wide variety of classes as you can
because when you go to law school you're going to have a wide variety of options at law school.
So for example, you can have a whole science background in college and then go to law school
if you want to be an intellectual property lawyer, patent lawyer, trade market lawyer,
or work in the pharmaceutical industry.
And that skill set in college is just fantastic and really distinguishes you in the law.
But if you also just want to be a trial lawyer,
then take things that will help you communicate better.
Things like English.
Things like even political science.
Take as wide variety of stuff to keep opening your mind to interesting things
because that's what you're going to do
when you become a lawyer is constantly be questioning things, looking at things,
and evaluating things in a different way.
So challenge yourself in college and then you'll be ready for the rigors of law school.
When you're in law school and even in college, you are surrounded by some
of the top notch people in the country.
You don't even realize the value of your network when you're at college or in law school,
so start to get to know people while you're in college and law school.
Connect with them on social media sites.
It doesn't have to be Facebook, but Linked In is a great resource.
Connect with them now so you can follow their careers.
Stay in touch with them.
Find a way that sort of collects contacts but then keeps
up with contacts as they change careers.
Because what I've always seen and what I always advise young lawyers
or young law students is the people who are in your class now are going
to be your future employers, your colleagues, your referral sources.
So get to know them now, build relationships now because the relationships that you have
in law school or college are going to be the best relationships of your life.
And that's one of the reasons I've stayed involved with alumni associations like Temple.