请问去美国读JD需要什么样的工作背景？

kangshifu

我以前的教育背景是国内的会计Master，目前在国内从事证券行业，涉及到会计、法律各方面的问题，不过没有国内的律师证。想要去美国读JD是否需要以前有很强的法律背景呢？

lawyer_1

If you graduated from a university degree, no matter what kind of major,  got a not bad LSAT score and have enough money, you are qualified to pursue JD in US

kangshifu

但是如果我的目标是前二十名甚至是前十名呢？当然，如果LSAT足够高的情况下。

因为，如果申请MBA的话，即使GMAT足够高，但是如果background不行的话，前十名也是很难的，JD有同样的情况吗？

[此贴子已经被作者于2005-2-5 21:17:29编辑过]

lawyer_1

I do not think so. if you get LSATand GPA high enough. Your background doesnot matter. In fact, Law school pay more attention to LSAT and GPA. JD bases on only university education, not your experience.

chelseayang

Your numbers (LSAT&GPA) are No. 1 important.

You do have nice background. it would be a plus in your application. Some law schools suc as Northwestern like applicants with some experience. But i don't think background in law is preferred than that in other areas. Diversity is what they really want.  

Most schools would take your work experience into consideration, but it is not a major factor. A lot Americans go to law school directly out of college.

rillshiegin

支持，及时学法律的本科生直接考Lsat也不会占多少便宜

iyell

考LSAT 和以前学的专业几乎没有任何关系，关键是英语， 不过PHILOSOPHY或者POLITICAL SCIENCE，ENGLISH专业的人还是占点便宜的

工作经验对于JD 的申请不是那么重要，有的美国人认为工作经验是弥补本科GPA不足的一种途径， 这一点和MBA完全不一样。 不过工作经历倒是可以帮助你写PS，有事说

想上好学校，LSAT分数是命根

Irena

work experience irrelevant.

Get a 170+ on LSAT. Everything else matters  little

CEIBS_MBA2005

以下是引用Irena在2005-2-25 6:11:00的发言：

work experience irrelevant.

Get a 170+ on LSAT. Everything else matters  little

but it is too hard.

Irena

nothing worth trying is that easy, Mr. MBA.