<p>Many law schools -- including T14 -- mention their other grad programs as a resource and even note that dual degrees are possible. </p>
<p>Does anyone have any insight into the admissions for JD/MA (such as history or Lit or philosophy)? Does the LS admissions even care if you apply to a master's program at their Uni? Is it a negative/positive/non-event? Does the Master's dean think you really aren't a serious academic type because you really want to be a lawyer?</p>
<p>(Of course, above assumes that applicant has the necessary qualifications/interests/recs for the MA program.)</p>
<p>It really depends on the culture of the specific shool. For instance, at Duke 25% of all law students are in a joint degree program - because of this, the application process is streamlined for applying to both schools, you don’t need GRE scores, and they are a lot more willing to work with you to make a joint degree happen. At a lot of schools, though, the few students who do a joint degree program become joint degree after their first year of law school, so the process is much more complicated. I’ve never heard of a school looking down on someone for seeking a joint degree. At schools where it is rare, it is usually viewed positively (most grad schools appreciate the cross disciplinary perspective a law student can bring); at schools like Duke, where a sizeable proportion are in a joint degree, it is largely a non-event.</p>
<p>If you plan to be a practicing attorney, there is no point in any MA degree. Save your money. An MS degree in a science, however, is useful for patent law. If you are interested in the MA, why get the JD? (Unless you aspire to be a law school professor.)</p>