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I'm a JD/MBA, not concurrent. Was a finance gal, went back in my 30s for JD. Now a corporate attorney doing EC/VC.
Note that the SEC Honors program is mainly enforcement. The Div of Corporate Finance is the only corporate workat the SEC and would lead to CspMakts/Securities work. Corporate groups won't want you if you do enforcement.
I’m a hiring partner at a big law firm. This may be controversial but my feeling about dual degree programs is that they are only useful if you have no idea what you want. It’s cheaper to figure yourself out and then pick one. If you want to be a lawyer you don’t need an mba and if you want an mba, law school will take away from your ability to participate in social events. When I look at resumes, a program like this makes me no more or less likely to interview you.
I’m sure you and folks on this board can come up with use cases but I just don’t see it.
I actually disagree. Perhaps it depends on the practice group that person is in. I have a JD/MHA (Master in Health Administration) and it’s very useful because it actually signaled my interest and dedication to working as a lawyer in the health care industry. I knew I wanted to be a health care attorney, which was another reason I did the dual degree program. Also, I didn’t miss any social events as a dual degree student and was actually very involved in law school and my MHA program. I even won awards for my involvement and dedication to my university.
Whenever I’ve interviewed at law firms, they’ve been very impressed and actually appreciated that I had a dual degree. There are several attorneys in our practice group that either also have MHAs or a health care-related Masters degree. If you can get a scholarship or minimize your loans to get a second degree, I think it makes sense to do so. It makes you more marketable and I’ve actually found that my MHA has been more useful in my practice than my JD, since law school doesn’t teach you how to be a corporate or regulatory attorney.
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My path is a weird one, but I have a JD and MBA and work in cap markets. I did the JD first and MBA after one year of practice (due to immigration, not because I planned it as such). The MBA has not helped much in terms of advancement, but may be useful once I go in house. As far as working in cap markets, the MBA also hasn’t helped lol. But I would say if its an Ivy League JD/MBA it may be a diff story, as my MBA is not top tier.
I am a JD/MBA. I went onto a Tax LLM program as well as that was the side I was more interested in. I can’t credit the MBA as “unlocking doors” for me like the LLM has, but I think it is beneficial overall. It makes you more well rounded as an attorney. I am a proponent of the dual programs but I would reconsider it if it is prohibitively expensive. The scholarship I was on made my MBA only like 20k. I did get some odd questions about it during interviews with firms, like: “Why do you have an MBA, do you just want to be a business person? Why do you need it as an attorney?” Not to mention, I have never heard of a firm/government position that would raise your compensation based on having an MBA as well. It’s an interesting call. If you have no business background, it may be more beneficial to you than someone with an undergrad in finance/biz.
There are a few big firms that give class bumps or bonuses for a JD/MBA (i.e., Sidley and Kirkland come to mind). At least that was the case a couple of years ago when my friends at those firms told me.
JD/MBA probably won’t make much difference for purposes of the SEC program and corporate law. The JD should be more than sufficient.
However, my experience is that a JD/MBA from a top program can be incredibly valuable depending on your interests/career path.
I did a joint 3 year program at a t14 law school / M7 business school. Then big law -> in house. It’s been helpful for me and I think its value will only increase over time. The only thing I would’ve done differently was get more business experience (e.g., externships, etc. ) while in school.