Breaking Into Sports Law — Don’t Overthink It

May 15, 2026

By Jason Lee, Santa Clara University School of Law (Class of 2027) Watching Jerry Maguire gave me a glimpse of a side of sports I had never seen before. The agents, the deals, the relationships, and everything happening behind the scenes that you never get to see while watching a sports game on TV. Back when I was in undergrad, one of the only places I could find real insight on how to break into that world was Darren Heitner's The Sports Law Blog, where he wrote about how law school was the pat
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