I'm torn in between law n psychology. But if I were to study law i would want to be a corporate lawyer and i wanted to know could they work at any kind of law firm if hired
Answer by Jasmine Reynolds
With corporate law, you do not have to go the law firm route. You could work for a corporation as an in-house lawyer, which sometimes gets paid much better than law firm pay.
Good luck!
Answer by Prorkycake
If you want to study law, might I suggest you find a local attorney in your area practicing corporate law to have a chat with and discuss the nature of the job and what you would be doing. I always find that people have a misconception of what "corporate law" is or what "corporate" attorneys do.
I know two corporate attorneys and they both have heavy business and economics backgrounds. They both work in international firms and focus on mergers/acquisitions. Corporate law is very business oriented and highly specialized. You have to be good with zoning laws, tax laws, accounting, bankruptcy...Based on your love of psychology, I am not sure this is the "corporate" you were meaning. Of course, I could be wrong. It just seems like drastic ends of the spectrum.
I know, typically, people mistake an attorney that is "in-house" counsel as a corporate attorney and this is not true. Just because you work as an attorney for a specific company doesn't necessarily mean that you are a "corporate" attorney. You may work for a company like Wal-Mart and draft contracts all day. Just because you work for a corporation doesn't necessarily mean you are a "corporate" attorney.
Again, our firm deals with "in-house" counsel for large companies. Often, they are a "jack-of-all-trades" and handle the company's various legal issues. When they are in an area out of their expertise or comfort zone, they will contract other firms to do that specialty work. I am not sure if this is the type of law you are really referring to. If this is the case, yes. You could work at any law firm because you have a broad area of practice.
If you are referring to the real area of "corporate" law, the answer is maybe. You would have to work for a firm that specializes in corporate law or that has a position open for a specialist who takes that firm's corporate cases. Not all firms have a need for a corporate law attorney.
Hope that helps.
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