Guys,

I do understand that the General LLM is to provide you with more freedom in choosing the subjects you will study throughout your LLM year. Whilst doing the Specialist LLM you would study only subjects from one sphere of law.

No big difference, it seems, as long as you study the subjects you are interested in.. But is there a difference for a potential employer, would you say, when he is considering to employ a "General" LLM and a "Specialist" LLM?

Thank you for your opinion.

JS

I think it probably depends on a lot of things such as where you did your LLM, what job you are looking for and what you are thinking of specialising in. One thing I would say is that it illustrates some sort of focus which is generally looked upon favourably be employers. As in you selected whatever you are doing for a specific reason and didn't just sort of get a place figure you had nothing better to do for a year and pick the four courses with the lightest reading! Another thing I would say is that if you are sure that you want to do something particular after your LLM maybe you should consider what you can do to make your next move easier, as in if you want to work in an IP firm for example sure you could pick 4 broad commercial subjects but if you could do 4 that really focused on IP that would probably make your real job that much easier.