What's the best BS degree that one could get prior to becoming an attorney?

Question

I was thinking political science or sociology.

Then you go to law school, right? What do you do next?

Answer 1

Once you earned your degree, you can find a variety of jobs involving paralegal.  I came across this good article on paralegal.  You may want to check it out.  Its really elaborate and enlightening.  

Answer 2

Well to start and address some of the previous statements.  I'm going to graduate law school this May and my total debt will be less than $100,000.  That's tuition AND living expenses AND taking a semester overseas.  Also, don't feel pressured to do English.  Law schools love diversity.  They want to know you can think analytically and write, but you can prove that with your senior paper on particle physics as easily as you can Shakespeare.  

As for BS degree, it depends on what type of law you want to do.  The hard sciences are probably the most in demand undergraduate major in the legal market.  Patent law is a rapidly growing area and people who understand the law AND the science behind the intellectual property are needed, and well paid.  Engineers are especially popular, but even the pure sciences do well.  

Not to say that political science or sociology would be bad majors.  Law school has no "right major."  About the only major I've not encountered in law school is art.  Major in what you're interested in and keep your GPA high.  Law schools care much more about your GPA/LSAT score than they care about what you majored in.  

Answer 3

Double major in pre-law and English.

English is the #1 major accepted at law schools.

Why?  Because English majors have to do ALOT of research papers.

Guess what you have to do in law school?

Answer 4

Get a degree that will get you a job if law school doesn't work out.  Neither of those is worth spit when you're looking for a job.  Get a business degree or accounting or nursing.

BTW, law school (even a bad one) is going to cost around $150,000.  Before you commit to something that big, get a job in law firm and see what it's like from the inside.  Most attorneys are completely miserable.