The Prospects of Law

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A law degree can lead to many different careers and job possibilities. These include traditional law areas such as litigation, advising and perhaps even teaching the law. In the US, however, it seems that law graduates have an additional option open to them; that of entering the race to become President of the United States. The New York Times has an interesting article on the legal backgrounds of both sides of the current contenders for the upcoming US presidency. The article describes how the three Democratic candidates - Hillary R. Clinton, Barrack Obama and John Edwards - are all law graduates and that the three Republican candidates - Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thomson - hold similar law degrees. In fact, Sen. John McCain is the only serious contender not holding a law degree. All of the six lawyers have, bar Romney, to some extent, used their law degrees either in private practice or as prosecutors. In addition, Obama and Clinton have utilized their degrees in academia. The article speculates in what ways the candidates respective careers are likely to influence a potential presidency. For what it is worth, the two Republican candidates have spend most of their time as prosecutors whereas the three Democrats have all gone to private practice. Although the fact that six out of the seven serious contenders for the US presidency are all lawyers by education says nothing of the quality of their legal skills nor chances of becoming a successful president, it is indicative of the multiple options available to the law graduate who plays his or her cards well.

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