How to Study Entertainment Law
Entertainment law covers a broad range of areas, such as representing actors in negotiations, drafting a licensing agreement for a film and protecting an artist's intellectual property. While many law schools offer a course in entertainment law, a growing number offer specialized programs dedicated to the research and practice of all aspects of entertainment law.
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Take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). This is required before you can enter law school. The test is given several times a year at sites across the nation and world. Further information about the test is provided by the Law School Admissions Council who administer the LSAT.
Law School Admission Council
662 Penn Street
Newtown, PA 18940
215-968-1001
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Research which law school's have the best entertainment law programs. Several online resources, such as the American Bar Association's Entertainment and Sports Law Forum (abanet.org), provide information on schools that have entertainment law programs.
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Choose several schools or programs that interest you and apply to them.
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Focus on the basic courses that you will most likely come across as an entertainment lawyer, including contracts, civil procedure, torts, property and legal writing.
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Study advanced subjects in entertainment law, such as intellectual property law, licensing, negotiation, contract drafting and agency.
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Intern in the field. To help supplement the theory you learn in class and give you deeper insight into the the practical side of entertainment law, find a job at a law firm that specializes in entertainment, a movie studio or television channel
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