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It is nice to have but too expensive if you are not using it to change careers and network at this stage. It seems to me that two years of practice would probably be better for credibility/marketing if your goal is eventually going in-house.
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Thanks! I found a program that has a pretty good brand name/network but affordable.
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Doesn’t make much sense if you’re planning to stay in law. You’ll be two years behind your peers in legal (i.e., relevant) experience when you graduate and the value of the network is somewhat diminished if you’re not using the opportunity to develop potential clients for a return to private practice.
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It would be part-time.
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It is not a value add as an attorney, honestly. It’s 2 years of time and a lot of money (cost plus the opportunity cost of not working for those years - Biglaw doesn’t really leave us a lot of time to go to school on the side). And in general I feel like MBAs are much more about networking than about actual substantive learning in class.
If you’re tired of practicing and want to switch to business roles, then maybe it’d be helpful, but even then, once you’ve been practicing a while, at least in transactions, you learn the business of the industry you’re in naturally, and could often switch to a business role without another degree.
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I’m doing an online program that’s reputable and cheap and does not take up much time on a weekly basis. I started out of my personal desire to learn some of the subjects. I believe it will help if I went in house and adds some credibility with clients (to the extent they know about it), but a huge reason I did mine was personal desire and it costs a fraction of others. Feel free to DM me if you have any questions.
Feel free to DM me as well. Each hiring lawyer looks at it differently. For clients, it is hard to bring up in a convo, but I find they have already hired you then and it is what you do with that knowledge that matters. I did mine at the time I got my law degree. Some courses are more helpful than others. Really getting that degree was about me and how I wanted the knowledge many of my clients would have if not the experience they have. I have found it helpful, but most people dont see it as the degree. They think I am just smart. (Got em! :) )
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I never ask this question on this bowl because instead of answering your question, people just tell you not to do it. I think it’s beneficial in the long run, others may disagree.
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I would prefer to have the formal academic of business coursework. That’s just how I learn.
Also, how would you even get a letter of recommendation?
Have not done so partially because it would not help my career/add value at my F100. And an MBA likely would not help an attorney candidate stand out in an applicant pool at my company.