What is the best approach (creative?) to land a well paying law firm job as a JD and MBA student? And, what type of practice is recommended?

I don't think there is any great secret finish in the top of your class and apply to big firms. You should know however, that if your main purpose is to make money law school may not be a good investment. I personally love being a lawyer, but there are better ways to make money than attending law school. One helpful hint is that their is a website called the BYU Intercollegiate Job Bank, which is a helpful site for law students to find employment, which is not that well known. The username is Jobfind password Cougbarjobs. At the end of the day, however realize that no form of education is going to guarantee you a paycheck or success it is something you will have to work for. Getting the education is the bare minimum good luck in your educational pursuits.

Figure out what you want to do (anything that is "well paying" isn't an answer), get to know people who do it. The sad, short answer I'm sure you've already discovered: law firms need business acumen, but they don't value it in the hiring process. Countless partners will tell you they wish the managing partners at their firms had MBAs to run the business. Unfortunately, fresh JD/MBAs aren't interviewing for partner positions to run the firm- you're interviewing to be an associate. And your associate interview has more to do with who you know at the firm already and whether they want you on the team than whether you have extra credentials. MBA is no substitute for being in the top 1% of your class at a top-tier school, but having a history with everyone on the hiring committee, or an internal reference from the hiring partner certainly can help you out. If you are still lost, take a look at the http://networkinghandbook.weebly.com. Good luck!