Graduate degrees that work well with a law degree? Forum

[Troianii]

I'm curious because I just got an offer (sort of) that potentially changes my situation significantly. I have 5 semester of GI Bill benefits - it's full tuition and a housing allow for school. So when picking law schools $ was less of a concern. One school I didn't send my deposit to initially offered me $15k. I didn't like the financing, so I sent my deposit elsewhere. Last week, I got an email from the school offering me $30k/yr. I asked if it was tuition only, and they said yes, so I politely declined the offer saying that under those terms I'm financially in a better situation at my other school. Then today I got an email, not exactly offering, but asking me if a full scholarship would help change my mind. It covers full tuition for 3yrs, and it requires that I stay in good standing and maintain a 2.0GPA.

So, that put me an in interesting spot. I could go to law school, and then go on to graduate school to get a separate degree (which I would already have ample funding for). What do ya'll think about this? Would I be better off entering law right out of law school? Would an additional degree really help? If so, what degrees might be beneficial?

The issue with my GI Bill financing is that I have until the Spring of 2022 to use it or I lose it. Should I take the full ride and then go on to get another degree, basically for free?

[Troianii]

I usually don't mention which schools but I guess it's kind of silly. I have sent a deposit to Maine Law, and the (potential) full ride I'm look at is UNH. I ultimately want to work in Maine, but I'd be fine settling in eastern NH. I just want to be fairly close to family.

[Good Guy Gaud]

Do you want to be a lawyer or something else?

[t-14orbust]

you should go for the fabled md/jd/mba and become a pharmaceutical magnate like martin shkreli except you won't get arrested because you have dat jd and you'll actually help people because you have dat md

[twenty]

Should I take the full ride and then go on to get another degree, basically for free

Hell yeah. Either JD/MBA, or just get the JD and the MBA separately. You're being paid to be a student, which is every TLS'ers dream. Good luck.

[raven1231]

It really depends on your career goals. What are you wanting to do?

[raven1231]

For instance I got a full ride for my masters in criminal justice and Arabic because I want to do federal law enforcement, specifically counter terrorism

[Aeon]

Depending on what you want to do, something like a MPP or MPH can be a good cognate degree to the JD.

[Troianii]

Should I take the full ride and then go on to get another degree, basically for free

Hell yeah. Either JD/MBA, or just get the JD and the MBA separately. You're being paid to be a student, which is every TLS'ers dream. Good luck.

I was kind of thinking that might be the best right. My undergrad is in history/philosophy, which I figured didn't matter what it was in because I was going to law school, but I didn't forsee a full ride haha.

[Catsinthebag]

you should go for the fabled md/jd/mba and become a pharmaceutical magnate like martin shkreli except you won't get arrested because you have dat jd and you'll actually help people because you have dat md

Yes, this.

Plus with all the credits, could probably take one class in anything and tack an MA on the back of all those letters.

[Troianii]

For instance I got a full ride for my masters in criminal justice and Arabic because I want to do federal law enforcement, specifically counter terrorism

I'm not really that set yet apart from law. My ideal job would be working for the Navy, I think they call it General Staff. I spoke to an alum from my undergrad who went to Marquette and ended up in that job. It'd be perfect, but I want that work at their Brunswick, ME office. But for all I know they won't even be hiring there the year I graduate, so even if I do everything right for my part it might not work.

I'm open to other degree suggestions.

[polareagle]

For instance I got a full ride for my masters in criminal justice and Arabic because I want to do federal law enforcement, specifically counter terrorism

I'm not really that set yet apart from law. My ideal job would be working for the Navy, I think they call it General Staff. I spoke to an alum from my undergrad who went to Marquette and ended up in that job. It'd be perfect, but I want that work at their Brunswick, ME office. But for all I know they won't even be hiring there the year I graduate, so even if I do everything right for my part it might not work.

I'm open to other degree suggestions.

Does the Navy have anything left in Brunswick? They closed the naval air station a few years ago.

[Troianii]

For instance I got a full ride for my masters in criminal justice and Arabic because I want to do federal law enforcement, specifically counter terrorism

I'm not really that set yet apart from law. My ideal job would be working for the Navy, I think they call it General Staff. I spoke to an alum from my undergrad who went to Marquette and ended up in that job. It'd be perfect, but I want that work at their Brunswick, ME office. But for all I know they won't even be hiring there the year I graduate, so even if I do everything right for my part it might not work.

I'm open to other degree suggestions.

Does the Navy have anything left in Brunswick? They closed the naval air station a few years ago.

I don't think the office is actually on base. But I don't really know - I just know someone who works for the Navy General Counsel in California and he said they weren't on a base or anything.