What consulting firms recruit JD's at an MBA level? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I know MBB does but I am interested in other management consulting firms. Trying to see if people have had any inputs on this.

Thinking like Accenture Strategy, Delotte S&O , Strategy &, Parthenon, AT Kearney.

[Anonymous User]

Also interested in this.

[UnfrozenCaveman]

I looked into this once but I couldn't find any explicit recruitment outside MBB. For the most part, I would have been MBB or bust though so I didn't try too hard. Have you tried looking at LinkedIn for any of your law school alumni in these firms and reaching out to them?

[Anonymous User]

Anyone look at MBB while you have an offer at your summer firm? Starting to re-think practicing and would like to consider MBB or non-legal jobs. Aside from likely being blacklisted by the firm and/or bar, i'm not too concerned with that.

[IsThisForReal]

What does "recruit JD's at an MBA level" mean?

[Anonymous User]

What does "recruit JD's at an MBA level" mean?

You come in at a higher salary level and title. For example instead of ~85k Salary at say Mckinsey, you are looking at ~145k.

Some places will recruit you at an undergrad level. It's tiered hiring. Very similar to the analyst/associate split at I-banks.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone look at MBB while you have an offer at your summer firm? Starting to re-think practicing and would like to consider MBB or non-legal jobs. Aside from likely being blacklisted by the firm and/or bar, i'm not too concerned with that.

As a 3L or as a 2L? I plan on looking this summer while I am summering but its a different situation if you are trying to apply as a 3L right now. Also I'm pretty sure most classes are already full this late into the process for fulltime.

[IsThisForReal]

But this is different from an MBA bonus?

[Anonymous User]

All consulting firms recruit JDs as associates and not analysts. They come in with the MBAs. I think that's what you mean.

At HLS, MBB come to OCI.

[Anonymous User]

For firms that don't have a formal pipeline for JD hires, I imagine a lot of it would be ad hoc based on your previous experience. At my previous consulting firm, we had a lawyer (who had practiced for a few years) come in at post-undergrad level in my group, which I thought was a bit strange. My group didn't have any direct JD hires but the tax group had some, and I think they came in at the same level as the MBAs. I was already one promotion past the standard post-MBA hire level when I left for law school in my early 30s, so I doubt they would have demoted me had I decided to return.

[Anonymous User]

Technically, only M and BCG come to HLS.