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Law School or MBA?

Law School or MBA?

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alfa147x

alfa147x

Lifer
Background:
Currently getting my undergrad in information systems with an emphasis in ERP systems and logistics + Possible finance minor

GPA ATM 3.6
  1. Now would you go to law school to become a corporate lawyer
    Military attorneys (or judge advocates) in the Marine Corps work under the supervision of the SJA to the CMC to advise Marine commanders regarding legal issues including the laws of war, and to prosecute and defend courts-martial. Marine Corps lawyers are line officers, unlike their counterparts in the United States Navy and Army, which means they can fill any officer billet in the Fleet Marine Force.
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    *Joining another branch of our military is NOT an option.
  2. or would you go and get your MBA (Management Information Systems) at UGA (ranked 13th in USA)
Both are equally appealing, the Law degree would be more work but cost less

I have time to decide so this is kinda a brainstorming post

Thanks guys,
Alfa147x

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A little more information:
Marine Corps judge advocates, or JAs, are licensed attorneys who are also officers in the Marine Corps. Each JA is a line officer in the Marine Corps, and goes through the same initial training as any other Marine officer. Upon graduation from TBS, the Marine attends Naval Justice School where they are instructed in the fundamental principles of military justice, civil and administrative law, and procedure, with practical application of those principles to the problems inevitably arising within every command, in order to assist in the attainment of a high standard of legal practice and administration of the naval justice and naval disciplinary systems, as well as the naval civil and administrative law system. Upon graduation from the school, the Marine is designated as a Judge Advocate (MOS 4402) and will begin their tour in the Fleet Marine Force as an attorney.
As line officers, Marine JAs can and occasionally do serve in non-legal assignments, including the command of combat units.
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Go MBA if you're in the IS field. Seems like a smooth switch since you're probably going to be dealing with information systems anyway. that's my thinking anyway. what about future earnings, which one is likely to make more?
 
I'm a firm believer that the reason there are so many miserable lawyers is because they were people in college that didn't affirmatively know what they wanted to do post-graduation, so they just defaulted to law school.

If you're not sure you want to be a lawyer, I would not recommend going to law school.
 
Jeeebus said:
I'm a firm believer that the reason there are so many miserable lawyers is because they were people in college that didn't affirmatively know what they wanted to do post-graduation, so they just defaulted to law school.

If you're not sure you want to be a lawyer, I would not recommend going to law school.
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Well everyone starts somewhere right? After some research this could turn into something I really want to do

Would I be weird if I emailed a couple of local attorneys to ask them question?
 
rasczak said:
Go MBA if you're in the IS field. Seems like a smooth switch since you're probably going to be dealing with information systems anyway. that's my thinking anyway. what about future earnings, which one is likely to make more?
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Not sure ATM

I need to do some research
 
alfa147x said:
It will be paid for
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In that case, the only thing it will cost you is your time. If you're single and have no kids, I'd say go for it. I am brainstorming my next move myself, and have considered the MBA. I would never pay for one out-of-pocket, but if you can get it free and are willing to do the work, go for it.
 
blanghorst said:
In that case, the only thing it will cost you is your time. If you're single and have no kids, I'd say go for it. I am brainstorming my next move myself, and have considered the MBA. I would never pay for one out-of-pocket, but if you can get it free and are willing to do the work, go for it.
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tuition will be paid for and I will be getting a small stipend

I'm thinking if I get my MBA near the end of my USMC carrer and by living on base I should have enough money saved up to go loan-less
 
MBA will be a worse waste of time than law especially at uga with no work experience.
 
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JDMBA?

idk about where you are, but looking at decent MBA programs here they all pretty much require some solid work experience, so that might be something to consider if you are just getting your undergrad
 
slayer202 said:
JDMBA?

idk about where you are, but looking at decent MBA programs here they all pretty much require some solid work experience, so that might be something to consider if you are just getting your undergrad
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Thanks! Well I was planning on getting my MBA near the end of my 4 years of active duty
 
lawyers probably work harder than anyone else due to billable hour requirements. if you're billing 2000 hours you're working 2500+. normal people work about 1600 hours.
 
don't to law school unless law is something you really want to do. with the current job market for attorneys and the cost of the degree, I personally don't believe a JD should be viewed as a supplemental degree to increase marketability.
 
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Check out a couple how-to-get-into-law-school books and read the first chapter. They are invariably, "do you really want to do this?" Those dissuaded me from law school because I realized that being lawyer would suck. You go into way more debt than you would in grad school and you then are forced to work a ton of hours doing boring shit to pay back all your loans, which is why a huge percentage of lawyers hate being lawyers.
 
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