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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Neither, just worked (I got a JD and now have a job where an MFA would be useful but not required).[/quote] Do you write true crime novels or something? Curious what kind of job would be useful for a JD/MFA[/quote] Close -- I'm a literary agent. My JD is useful but not required. An MFA would be handy both for networking reasons (other agents with MFAs have a leg up on me in terms of finding both clients and building relationships with editors) and potentially in terms of evaluating submissions, though I think my industry knowledge is more helpful than an MFA would be for the latter. But truthfully I don't need either for my job. I got here via a law firm job and my contracts background is very useful, but I learned most of what I know on the job, not in law school. Most other agents I know wind up in the field via jobs at publishing houses, where MFAs are pretty common.[/quote]
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