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 Post subject: In-House Counsel
PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:00 pm 

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If I didnt want to work for a law firm after graduation, how could i find a job with a corporation working as corporate counsel? would it help if i had a JD/MBA joint if i dont have a business background? also, are there any articles/webistes anybody knows of that talks about the career path of a corporate counsel?


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:09 pm 

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usually you have to work at a firm for a couple of years before you could get a really good in-house job.


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:11 am 

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http://www.infirmation.com/articles/one ... le_id=2510

The article discusses advantages and pitfalls of going in-house. Previously unknown to me was that it can be hard going back to a law firm after going in-house.


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:44 am 

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I spoke with a law professor very involved business law classes at a top 10 school about the possibility of doing JD/MBA. He did not seem to feel it was that useful for someone who wants to practice law, even as in-house counsel. Most people who get the joint degree end up doing business, not law. He said that, of course, it never hurts to have another credential on your resume, but he didn't think companies were really that interested in the MBA for their in-house counsel because the types of things taught in business school classes aren't the types of things they would be hiring lawyers to do.


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