Dear all,

I would appreciate some input on the below:

I am 31 years old and I work as an associate in an international law firm in Athens, Greece. It is a UK based law firm with offices all around the world. I am Greek and I've been working there for almost 4 years. I am Greek qualified and right now I am half-way through the process of obtaining the UK qualification as well (I have passed part of the QLTS exam). Truth is I've always been intellectually curious and so even now at 31, I'm interested in obtaining another LL.M. In addition, I've been contemplating moving abroad to work (anywhere in Western Europe or the UK). Truth is I don't really need the LL.M, since I am not that young anymore and I already have an LL.M from University College London (UCL). But as already said, I feel quite restless! So here are my thoughts:

(a) Would it make sense to do an executive or part-time LL.M instead of a full-time one? I am seriously thinking about it, since I am not that young anymore so as to afford to be away from the professional field for a whole year.

(b) Since I already hold an LL.M from the UK, perhaps it would make more sense to try the US. Among the US programs reviewed, it appears that the best and most prestigious ones (we are talking executive LLMs here) are the ones at Berkeley and Northwestern. The one at Berkeley seems to have a more interesting curriculum though.

(c) I have also seen the executive LLM program at LSE. It has several advantages like (a) easier to attend, since it does not require going back and forth to the US for 2 consecutive summers and (b) the courses are obviously much more "European-oriented" that the respective US ones. Another impression I get is that the courses offered by summer US LLMs are quite poor in terms of diversity and variety, and are designed on the basis of which professors are available to teach over summer. On the other hand though (a) I am quite sceptical about the fact that the LSE Executive LLM takes at least three years (seems a VERY long time to me) and (b) is it comparable to the US programs in terms of prestige?

Any input on the above would be highly appreciated

1. Unless you want to take the NY Bar Exam, a USA LLM would be an awfully expensive move to make out of mere intellectual curiosity.

2. If you already have an LLM from UCL, and work for a UK law firm, what would be the point of another LLM? If it is trully intellectual curiosity then why not go for a PhD?

3. If I were in your position, I would get an MBA. It would round out your purely legal education with some business acumen.