Do Joint Degrees Affect Clerkship Prospects?
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:04 pm
Hi:
1L at HYS, currently considering two joint-degree programs. One would be a JD/MA that I could do without spending any more time at the school. The other would be a four-year program (think MBA/MPA/etc.), either at my same school or at another top graduate program.
My question is whether pursuing a joint degree would adversely affect clerkship prospects. I know that some firms look down on joint degrees (or, at the very least, consider those with them "flight risks"), and am wondering if judges do the same.
1L at HYS, currently considering two joint-degree programs. One would be a JD/MA that I could do without spending any more time at the school. The other would be a four-year program (think MBA/MPA/etc.), either at my same school or at another top graduate program.
My question is whether pursuing a joint degree would adversely affect clerkship prospects. I know that some firms look down on joint degrees (or, at the very least, consider those with them "flight risks"), and am wondering if judges do the same.