Wednesday, September 30, 2009

JDs, MBAs, and JD/MBAs

I found a little bit more on the previous subject of JD/MBAs. It seems that generally, an MBA is seen as an enhancement to a JD, but that a JD adds less to an MBA.

JD/MBAs are often seen as neither fish nor fowl within either professional track. Law firms worry that they'll jump to more lucrative non-legal job opportunities, and businesses don't know what to do with the JD half of the degree. The exception seems to be specialized fields such as investment banking, or related M&A work, where the combination of legal diligence and business analysis becomes more important.

http://writ.lp.findlaw.com/hilden/20080414.html

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