Is it possible for someone to be a lawyer who *exclusively* focuses on Equal Protection-related cases? (employed, degree)
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I am unsure if this is the correct place to post this but I couldn't find any better place to do this; thus, here goes:
Basically, I have recently considered going to law school after I will finish my university education in one year (as a history major and literary journalism minor). The thing is, though, that I am primarily interested in the 14th Amendment and especially in the Equal Protection Clause and thus I would want a career which *exclusively* focuses on Equal Protection-related cases if I were to actually go to law school and become a lawyer.
Anyway, my question here is this--is this course of action actually possible?
Indeed, any thoughts on this? After all, don't *a lot* of (new) Equal Protection-related cases always pop up?
What are you thinking this will involve on a day-to-day basis?
The short answer is no, you're not going to have a career that focuses exclusively on this, unless you go to Yale or Harvard and get a COA clerkship, and even then, it would be almost entirely pure happenstance.
You have knowledge of only a tiny slice of what you'll learn in law school, if you go. You have no idea what else might end up interesting you once you become aware of it. But no, there is generally not a specific career path for those who would like to limit their careers to one clause of one Amendment to the Constitution.
Of course it'a possible, google "human rights lawyer" (see also George Clooney's wife whose name I can't spell,- Amal? who is a very well known human rights attorney). I think getting the right internships would be key (ACLU would be a great one to get) but there will be much less money unless you get to Clooney's wife's level.
Of course it'a possible, google "human rights lawyer" (see also George Clooney's wife whose name I can't spell,- Amal? who is a very well known human rights attorney). I think getting the right internships would be key (ACLU would be a great one to get) but there will be much less money unless you get to Clooney's wife's level.
Try reading what her career has consisted of. She has handled general international law and criminal defense as well as human rights issues, not anything so narrow and specific as the OP is asking about.
You can do civil rights law. But emm74 is right, you have no idea what specialized courses will be offered, and what there will be in the curriculum that could turn you on. When you're starting out after getting that degree, you'll have to be more versatile, simply to get employed and stay employed. You may have to do some grunt work, like basic contracts. But you'll be able to specialize more over time.
Even then, specializing in Equal Protection clause work is going to comprise like 1/10 of .1% of overall legal work.
Again, I would like to know what, exactly, the OP wants to do on a day-to-day basis. What does the OP think this work will consist of?
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