Question: I recently obtained my J.D. degree. However, my grades were not that hot. However, I definitely feel in retrospect, if I were given the second chance to "redo" law school, I'd be able to do much better. I was just wondering if I had the chance to pursue another J.D. degree, at another school - and thus as a result had another chance to do better and get good grades - would that be a good idea? On one hand, I know what good grades can open up for you - clerkships, increased job opportunities, or a path in teaching; on the other hand: is getting 2 J.D.s a good idea? Is it career suicide? Will people look upon it strangely? Is it just so abnmoral/unconventional that it may be negative, even though you would be able to get better grades the second time around? Just wondering what other practitioners, professors, students, etc. thought about this?
2007-05-31 19:39:30 · 2 answers · asked by Mr_ICB 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
As a lawyer and a potential employer, I would definitely look at it strangely. I would immediately ask why the need for a second degree. And given what your honest answer would be would make me question just how serious you were. I see a law degree as a gateway to practice law-the reasl learning is by actually practicing.
If you do want to get better studies, I wold consider getting an LL.M, which is a Masters of Laws (law is weird-you get your doctorate, and THEN you get your Masters). It is in a specific area and usually is for someone who wants to develop an academic specialty and/or is looking to getting into teaching. However, it would not raise a red flag like a second J.D. would (have you ever heard of someone having TWO High School Diplomas?) Also, an LL.M. is usually just one more year, so you do not have to do it in 3 years (again). Good luck!
2007-06-01 00:21:25 · answer #1 · answered by John M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think going for another degree would be a waste of time.
However,if you feel you're weak in a few subjects, you might be able to take a
similar course at another school.
Go to a law school, ask to talk to someone, lay it out and get a professional opinion.
I majored in English, some of my grades were, well..... I took several courses in business, intro to accounting,. economics, ecology, business law, and it made far more sense than going for another degree.
In my career, Victorian poetry was absolutely useless, but Business Law paid for itself over and over and over.
2007-05-31 19:50:52 · answer #2 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋