<p>Is that a great dual degree to pursue?Does it have alot of value?</p>
<p>I plan on getting in a program after I obtain my Bachelor's.</p>
<p>Any info?</p>
<p>Striver,</p>
<p>Which field are you in? </p>
<p>And the short answer to your question is that it really depends on what you want to do. In biology, for instance, the only case where someone would want to do a JD/PHD is if he or she wanted to get into Intellectual Property law in biomedical sciences. A JD/PHD would make sense there because a lot of law firms expect their IP lawyers to be high qualified in the sciences.</p>
<p>My ambitions might sound qwerky, but I will like to become a professor and a lawyer.I'm currently majoring in Sociology.I will like to get my PhD in Sociology.With that I'll also like to get a JD.My ultimate goal is to become a researcher and a professor at a university, specifically in Sociology.But I also want to become an attorney.Is that possible?</p>
<p>Not really.</p>
<p>Being a tenure track professor will take up all of your time. Really. It's not just teaching a few hours a day and reading a bit. There's a lot to be done. Most professor friends I know work anywhere from 60-90 hours a week, teaching, grading, prepping, researching, writing, sitting in meetings, advising, etc. None of this is optional. There's no time for a second career.</p>
<p>Being a lawyer will also take up pretty much all your time. I don't know as many lawyers, but the ones that are solvent work at least 60-70 hours a week.</p>
<p>People that do a JD/PhD are usually planning on becoming law professors or professors that focus on legal issues. For example, my undergrad con law professor was a JD/PhD. Now, you could research sociological issues in the law and develop a career that way. However, you will not have time to have an additional career as a lawyer.</p>
<p>Of course, you can certainly pass the bar and become licensed, and I would imagine you could take a case every once in awhile. But people generally don't understand how unbelievably time-consuming academia is. What you see is only 10-20 percent of a professor's job.</p>
<p>I understand that, but I just want to be elgible to practice law.I also want to become a certified Sociologist.</p>
<p>I think everyone understands that and you can certainly do that, but it sounds to me like a huge waste of time.</p>
<p>There's no such thing as a certified sociologist.</p>
<p>You said you wanted to be a sociology professor and an attorney. Now you're saying that you want something that doesn't exist and to practice law.</p>
<p>It sounds to me that you haven't figured out yet what you really want to do. Graduate school is for people that are crazily focused on a particular field (master's degrees), and often a particular research topic in a field (PhD). You aren't there yet. If you aren't there, or you can't articulate what you want to do besides it having "value" or vague career plans, not only would you be miserable in a program, but you won't even be admitted to a program.</p>
<p>If you are still early in your undergrad, relax and use the time to figure out what you want. If you are nearing graduation, work outside academia for a few years until you figure out what you want. Otherwise, you will be wasting your time and money on applications with nothing to show for it.</p>
<p>The only JD/PhD applicants I know are those specializing in constitutional law and history. </p>
<p>I think you are rushing yourself without thinking things clearly. Enjoy undergrad because your interests will constantly change, even after graduation.</p>
<p>My understanding of JD/PhD programs were that they are intended for people who want to join the ranks of law school faculties or serve in think takes. The situation for MD/PhD is different as there are a lot of positions in academia where somebody has clinical obligations for a day a week or so and also does research. I am a little surprised that there isn't the same situation in law.</p>