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BoomBoom · Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 8

I am currently pursuing an Interior Design Degree. I plan to specialize in Construction Administration and I want to go to Law School. What area of Law do you think I would be best in...I have been thinking about Real Estate or just Corporate, but is there a specialty area of Law for Construction or Design issues as it relates to Architects, Interior Designers, Structural Engineers, or Contractors? I really love the design field, but I want to practice Law also...what do you think?

xtral8 · Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 2

What a great set of goals!When I think of construction administration, I'm thinking you're going to need to know contract law more than anything else. You'll also need to know about property rights. I'm pretty sure these are still general courses offered as part of first and/or second year law school curriculum.Most of the specialization happens when you join a firm...

CatLaw · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 4

The one good thing about law school is that you will be exposed to a bunch of different types of law just in the required courses -- and the majority of courses you take in law school are the required ones. Real estate is usually a required course, that is tested on the Bar Exam. At my law school business law (corporate law) was also required.When in comes to the things a lawyer will specialize in, most of those types of courses (Like insurance law, construction law, animal rights law, employment law, media law) you will be lucky if the law school offers more than 1 course or 1 seminar. In the world of representing clients, there is a real need for lawyers who can talk to and understand the technical terms of architects, designers, engineers, and contractors. Many times these professionals are sued by unhappy clients who want to argue about technical issues. There is a significant number of the design/constuction professionals who own their own firms, so knowledge of the technical side of what the client does, plus knowledge of the laws that effect the business would be a plus. I think you could easily mix your love and knowledge of the design field with practicing law. Good luck.