<p>What do you think about this? Other than the very expensive price tag, any problems with doing this? It'll probably put an unimaginable load on the human brain. But besides that...</p>
<p>What would a person with such a joint degree do? Start a law firm?</p>
<p>More like either corporate law or upper level management where an understanding of the legal procedures are far more crucial. Another thing (what I want to do) could be an overseas direct investment management consultation, since organizing other people’s start-ups would require in-depth knowledge of both legal and business procedures. </p>
<p>Just to let you know though, getting into a JD/MBA is incredibly, incredibly hard. They don’t know you’re applying joint, so you literally have to get into both the law and business schools separately.</p>
<p>Over achievement personified…as if getting into either program wasn’t enough. These students are taking up a spot from another potential student, lol.</p>
<p>wow, first time heard about this program. but what JD stands for? it is the regular master in law or…? confused.</p>
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<p>Thank you ThePhilosopher
but I still confused about JD program. What is the difference compared with LL.M and S.J.D.?</p>
<p>The latter two are academic degrees which usually require a JD to apply to, while the JD is a professional degree.</p>
<p>I know a guy who did a JD/MBA program - works at a BigLaw, does corporate and tax law, currently up to his eyebrows in corporate bankruptcies. Makes insane money but works correspondingly insane hours. From what I understand his is the most common track for JD/MBA grads.</p>
<p>““Makes insane money but works correspondingly insane hours.””</p>
<p>^ i would agrue that is not exclusive to this field. anyone in any field who makes insane money either currently puts in insane hours or at somepoint in their path to their current position they certainly did.</p>
<p>Most people I know who did this program are in business. A few tried big law and quickly left. The law background can be helpful in many areas.</p>
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<p>Would you care to cite a few specific examples? I’m just curious; I hear this statement floated around a lot (“A JD can help in business”), but I was just wondering why that is the case.</p>
<p>To add on to what Hmom5 said, people assume a JD/MBA(or business undergrad degree) will give you an advantage in doing corporate law. I’ve talked to several people in the law industry including my uncle who is a hiring partner at a medium sized corporate firm in NY who have stated that generally firms like to see just a JD in new hires. It is common for people with a JD/MBA to jump ship to the business side after a year or two. Having just a JD shows you are more committed to learning and working in law which translates into you being more likely to stick around with the firm and give them a return on their investment in you (training, etc.)</p>
<p>As far as learning corporate law, you’ll learn everything you need in law school so don’t feel you need an MBA to do that type of law work.</p>
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<p>Here’s what I’ve seen for 30 years: many top law school students go to work for big law and hate it. I had business school classmates who started the joint program after hating their law firm internship after 1L.</p>
<p>As a banker I’ve seen many, many lawyers leave big firms to go to banks. Many more have wanted to who could not get in. Many lawyers in major firms are disappointed in their earnings compared to their peers successful in business.</p>
<p>All of this leads to the fact that most JD/MBAs I know end up in business.</p>
<p>And why can a JD help? n myriad ways. I’m in M & A and have several joint degree employees. Having worked on the legal side helps immensely through the whole deal process.</p>
<p>I am an example of someone with a JD/MBA graduate who still works as a corporate attorney. Though I have considered moving over to the business side several times throughout my career (as have many of my JD/MBA and JD friends and colleagues), I enjoy the challenge of practicing law and when weighing alternative career paths, I have always chosen law. </p>
<p>I would not agree that most JD/MBAs flip over to the business side, though, of course, some do. Having worked at a top BIGLAW firm, I’ve also seen a good number of JDs flip over to the business side over the years as well. The better the law firm where you work (and depending upon the type of practice are you are in), the more likely you are to have opportunities to go to the business side present themselves to you. In fact, I have never gone looking for a business-side job. They have all been offered to me either through direct contact with clients or through referrals from colleagues and clients. </p>
<p>In my career, having the dual degree has been a tremendous benefit to me, as I have discussed openly on many threads in the past.</p>