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Originally Posted by Unregistered
If the goal is to work in a US firm eventually, you can just complete your two year training contract (and ideally get both SG and UK qualified while you are at it) and lateral thereafter. No need to sacrifice another three years studying for a JD when the end result is the same.
Like the poster said, if money is no object then you certainly go for it.
The JD may be helpful if you want to work for the more prestigious shops.
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Don't believe this horse-crap. The only prestigious US firms which truly require a Harvard or Columbia JD are those which are not "international" i.e. those which have one office in the US and so are very selective but also have an extremely small intake - Cravath or Wachtell, for example.
Most other large US firms (especially those at the very top) have moved with the times and are open to hiring from a wide range of universities (including from those many would widely consider less prestigious), even non-JDs.
I'm not trying to say that there is no value in a Harvard JD, but there is the opportunity cost to consider. You can weigh for that yourself.