1. Columbia University JD/MBA Joint Degree Program
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Julia Kong
Kirthi Vadlamuri

2. Columbia University

3. Agenda MBA Program JD Program Joint Degree Program General
Appeal to Students
Admissions
JD Program
Joint Degree Program

4. Columbia Business School
“Columbia Business School is the only place that I can teach a theory on Monday, do a case illustrating that theory on Wednesday and have the principal in the case come to the next class to tell us the hows and whys of the real situation. The New York advantage combines the synergy of the best teaching, the best research and the best from business practice. It’s an incredible education.”

5. Columbia Business School
General Info
1,196 MBA students
Current Dean: R. Glenn Hubbard
New Campus in heart of Manhattanville

6. Columbia Business School
Tailored for the Student
World-renown faculty: 116 full-time faculty members
Revamped Core Curriculum with international emphasis, focus on ethical issues, flexibility in concentration
More than 130 electives and access to 4,000 graduate courses University-wide

7. Columbia Business School
Admissions
2007 Rankings:
3rd by Wall Street Journal
6th by Forbes
2008 Rankings:
9th by US News and World Report
15% admittance of 5,000 to 6,000 applicants
3 to 7 years work experience
Undergraduate GPA: 3.0 to 3.8

8. Columbia Law School General Info 1,200 students
3 yr Full Time JD Program
Current Dean: David Schizer

9. Columbia Law School Tailored to the Student
2006 campaign to increase faculty-student ratio by 50%
Columbia Law Review is the second most cited
International Connections with London School of Economics and others

10. Columbia Law School Admissions 2009 Rankings
4th by US News
15.9% admittance of 7,998 applicants in entering class of 2011
32% begin law school directly from college
Median undergraduate GPA: 3.71
LSAT Median: 172

11. Blend of Business and Law
“Now more than ever, the fields of law and business interface with each other, and a legal education is an ideal springboard for those wanting to work in a variety of business-related careers.” “The business world is relying more and more on lawyers to manage companies, structure deals, settle disputes, and seize opportunities. Columbia students benefit from a renown faculty and a broad curriculum.”

12. Blend of Business and Law
Advanced Corporate Law: Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate Finance
Law of South & North Korea
Real Estate Transactions
Law & Africa: Selected Topics and Current Issues
American Contract Law
Securities & Capital Markets
Law & Capitalism: A Comparative Approach
Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Taxation of Financial Instruments
Law & Economics
Bankruptcy Law
Telecommunications Law
Law & Economics of Corporations & Security Markets
Commercial Transactions
Transnational Litigation & Arbitration
Contracts
Law & Sports
World Trade, Development, & Law
Corporate Finance
Law & the Film Industry
Seminars
Corporations
Law & the Music Industry
Advanced Topics in Contracts & Commercial Transactions
Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy
Law in Russia & Nations of the C.I.S.
Corporate Taxation
Black Letter Law/White Collar Crime
NAFTA: A Trilateral View
Deals
Comparative & International Antitrust
Pretrial Commercial Litigation
Employment Law
Construction Industry Law
Private Investment Funds
European Union Law & Institutions
Contemporary Issues of Business
Tax Policy
Federal Income Taxation
Contracts, Collaboration, & Interpretation
Theory & Practice of Workplace Equity
Financial Statement Analysis & Interpretation
Corporate Governance
WTO Law
Financial Accounting & Statement Analysis
Corporation & Modern Society
Globalization in Comparative Perspective
Current Issues in Corporate Reorganization
International Commercial Arbitration
Deals Litigation
International Finance
Deals Workshop: The Art of the Deal
International Financial Transactions
Derivatives Law & Regulation
International Taxation
Ethical Issues in Tax Practice
Introduction to Japanese Law
Information Technology Law
Labor Law
Insurance Law
Law of the WTO
International Banking & Financial Law
Partnership Taxation
International Business Transactions in Latin America
Property
Labor Rights in a Global Economy

13. Blend of Business and Law
Why Columbia in particular?
US News Rankings:
1. Harvard University – Law (2), Business (1) 2. Columbia University – Law (5), Business (9) 3. Stanford University – Law (2), Business (2) New York University – Law (4), Business (10) Yale University – Law (1), Business (14)

14. Blend of Business and Law
Law School Graduates in Business Sector: 2%
MBA Graduation Statistics
95% received a job offer within 3 months of graduation
Average starting salary: $107,450
JD Graduation Statistics
99% of second year students find summer employment
99% employed by graduation
67% working for their first choice employer
Median private sector salary: $125,000

15. Blend of Business and Law
Law Firms that Value the JD/MBA
Weil Gotchal – grants bonus of $15,000
Deveboise – grants bonus of $15,000
Other firms that offer bonuses:
Morrison-Foerster
Shearman & Sterling
White & Case
many more…

16. Blend of Business and Law
Admissions
3 year dual degree program
Admission into both schools separately
Business School Tuition: $46,000
Law School Tuition: $44,000

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