Is It A Good Idea To Pursue An MBA After Law School?

An MBA after law school is not uncommon, but you must be be clear about why you want to go to business school

Law graduates at an MBA school is not a rare sight. However, it is not a logical path to take for most law graduates. According to the statistics released by the Harvard Business School, there are not significant enough law graduates attending their MBA program. It’s a similar story at the New York University Stern School of Business. So that brings us to the question of whether or not MBA after law school makes sense.

First things first - there is nothing wrong with an MBA after law school. In fact, lawyers add a much needed diverse perspective to an MBA program and that is quite welcome. However, the law graduate applying for an MBA program needs to...