JD/MBA Programs??

[Swag22]

Well Im currently a high school senior and yeah...I know it's super early to be thinking about graduate programs before my undergrad but whatever. I am really interested in law/agency. I've heard of JD/MBA programs for a corporate lawyer/agent type.

Questions comments concerns?

 

[JSC437]

Focus on your SATs. Focus on doing your absolute best as an undergraduate. Focus on getting in the best undergraduate school you can possibly get into. Focus on getting all A's from day 1 of your freshman year........

Then... post this question when you have achieved all of the above.

JD/MBA is cool.... but between 4 years in undergrad and another few years of work experience... this decision is about 8 years (at minimum) in your future.

Overall... get good grades, go to Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, U-Chicago... for JD/MBA and you are good to go.

I am not a JD.. so i dont know what to study in one of those programs. In MBA.. do Finance.

 

[Swag22]

Well Im actually going to community college for 2 years then Im probably gonna transer to UCLA. How is UCLA law school?

 

[RedLantern]

it's good. top 14-16. It is my understanding that if you are fairly personable and in the top 1/3 at UCLA that you won't have too much trouble getting a BigLaw job. Of course all of that might be incorrect by the time you would potentially graduate from UCLA law, or college, or even HS...

 

[Swag22]

What kind of daily hours does a big law job require? Does anyone know the starting salary for a good lawyer( Doesn't even have to be biglaw) in the Los Angeles area??

 

[crazyquik]

Originally Posted by Swag22

What kind of daily hours does a big law job require?

All of them.

 

[Swag22]

Seriously though, can someone inform of me the lifestyle of a biglaw associate? I still would want time for going out and doing things, and from the looks of it biglaw completely elliminates all hope for social life lol. How many hours per day, and how many days per week does this kind of job require?

Thanks

 

[samblau]

Originally Posted by Swag22

Seriously though, can someone inform of me the lifestyle of a biglaw associate? I still would want time for going out and doing things, and from the looks of it biglaw completely elliminates all hope for social life lol. How many hours per day, and how many days per week does this kind of job require?

Thanks

Typical BigLaw = 2000 billable hours a year, minimum, and not all hours are billable i.e. internal meetings, time "written off" by partners, training etc. Even at 52 weeks a year you are looking at 38.5 hours a week in just billables, not administrative stuff, not lunch/breaks etc. 38.5 of pure billing. If your firm requires 2100, 2200 etc. tack on another 2-3 per week. Factor in certain vacation days, personal days (if you can actually use them), sick days and you are easily on an oer 40hr a week schedule in JUST billables. If you are the most efficient hunam being on earth I'd say you can add a bare minimum 10 hours extra week for other required activities. And don't forget, you don't pick when to work. Your clients and your bosses mandate that. The typical associate day could be sit around until 5PM and have a partner tell you at 7 to have something on his desk at 8AM. And this can happen on weekends as well. Those don't exist in certain firms. Even when you do find yourself with some free time you will most likely want to go home and get some sleep. 75% my BigLaw friends have every intention of quitting after year 3. That is the typical path. Get the experience, get the prestige, get the money. and GET OUT.

 

[nerdykarim]

Is anyone on sf.net actually a JD/MBA?
I'm a 1L with a very strong GMAT score in the bag. Hopefully I'll be a JD/MBA student in around a month and a half.