I was admitted to UCLA and Uoft (Canada) for the SJD program but am struggling for the final decision.

UCLA grants 50% tuition waiver but UofT extended full scholarship with stipend. Considering the the living costs in LA and the packages awarded, the latter takes the lead.

Plus, the field I am proposing to work on is internaitonal trade law and UoFt has Prof. Michael Trebilcock, a leading scholar in this regard. However, UCLA Law, among top 15 in the US, seems to be more prestigious than UoFt, even though the latter is the best of the Canadian law school. My question is which will be more helpful toward a tenure-track law professor either in the US or other countries? Can anyone share some view on this? Cheers,

PF

Hello,

I completed my LLM at UofT and now have a tenure-track job at a very reputable school. With an LLM from either school, however, you are likely going to need to go on and complete a doctorate as a pre-condition to securing an adademic job. This raises a whole host of issues, including financing your degree and the imperative of getting good references from scholars in your choosen field of research (and whom, ideally, have good international connections). In these regards, UofT scores well, although I believe Prof. Trebilcock is now retired. Without taking anything away from UCLA, I found UofT a wonderful place to do an LLM from both a personal and professional standpoint. Best of luck! Paddy