Family Law Pathway

Family law offers attorneys a fulfilling career in a broad range of employment settings. Family law attorneys work in legal aid offices; at private law firms or as solo practitioners; and in government agencies. Family law attorneys primarily assist their clients with pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, divorce, child custody, child support, division of assets, and spousal support.

Family law attorneys may also tangentially assist their clients with securing public and private resources; and navigating issues related to the following areas: tax law, estate and trust law, property law, immigration law, criminal law, and elder law.

As a result, the best family law attorneys are well-informed not just in family law, but in a broad range of areas so they can best support their clients.

The courses listed below lay the necessary groundwork for a student to become a well-informed and well-skilled family law attorney.