Anyone planning on doing their LLM at LSE? I plan to accept my offer for 2005 and was curious to see who else may be matriculating.

Jack

I was admitted to the LSE but think I'll go to Cornell (got admission there too). If I change my mind I'll tell you...
Hope you have fun and congratulations (I was really proud when I received my offer from LSE) ;-)

Hi Jack, Hi Tom,

Tom :
I will probably apply to LSE next year and as you've been accepted there I wanted to know a little bit more about your profile. Are you a student ? Have you ever worked ?

Jack :
I saw informations about you in another thread. Very impressive ! it's not really surprising you've been admitted !
I hope you'll keep us informed through the year about your experience there.

Best of luck to both of you.

Tom, you will really enjoy Cornell, but bring warm clothing because UIthaca is cold. The school has an excellent reputation in the US.

Hello All,

Jack, I also saw your other posting and your record is very impressive.

Waiting for a decision from the LSE Banking Law and Financial Reg program. Although I did apply very close to the deadline. I was wondering what my chances are of an offer?

Just for background, I graduated with honors from US law school (U of Miami) in the top 15%. I also went to colIege in the US at Brandeis University. I spent a term as a clerk for a justice on the Supreme Court of Israel. I am currently an associate for a small securities firm in florida. I have published two articles in a well known plaintiff's securities journal with another on the way. My recs where very good.

I have also applied to Georgetown's LLM program and I am finishing an app to NYU Taxation LLM. I plan on applying to King's College and UCL. Any thoughts on my chances? I would really really appreciate any feedback.

Thanks

Jack,

I will most likely join you at LSE. I am a 26yr old American (Iowa Law 2003, NY Bar) in the second year of a federal clerkship. Interested in international trade and finance. I have been accepted at Georgetown as well, still waiting to hear from Columbia, NYU and Cambridge, but am leaning heavily towards LSE due to my desire to live in London following graduation.

Hi everybody !

Jack : you're right, I'll bring all my jumpers with me to Cornell, and perhaps my ski pants too ! But I'm really looking forward to going there, it looks so great !!

Nicolas : I'm still a student, french (you must have guessed that !), I graduate from the Sorbonne university with 2nd class honours and I'm currently finishing my studies at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). Most of my professional experiences are internships but I worked 6 months for the French Conseil d'Etat (a kind of Supreme Court) and I'm now working in a British law firm 2 days per week.

I hope this helps you in some way, however I'm sure that we all have very different degrees and experiences (in associations, music...) and I suppose that university boards try to choose various backgrounds and personalities...

Good luck for next year ! Don't hesitate if you want further information !

Hi,am an alumnus of the LSE.I'll recommend it anyday.You feel this pride and accomplishment just being there....atleast I did.
If you decide to go,have a great time and enjoy london.The school is right in the middle of all the fun.Catch some of it.The library is quite impressive.
Am waiting to hear from Harvard,I could do with some US experience.

Jamie, I cannot imagine how you would not be admitted to LSE with your credentials.

Thank you sage I really appreciate the feedback. I hope the admission's committee agrees. Its just hard because there is little frame of reference for any of these programs. I noticed from your posts that you are anxiously waiting to hear from Columbia. Good Luck, I really hope that you get in.

Jamie

I also want to specialize in int'l trade and finance. I have already been admitted to LSE, but my first choice remains Columbia due in part to its renowned professors specializing in int'l trade, such as Bhagwati, Mavroidis, Janow - all affiliated in different capacities with the WTO. Why are you so interested in living and studying in London?

Congrats on the LSE that is quite a safety school to have. Columbia is a wonderful University, I have several friends who went to law school (JD) there. I was interested in Columbia but I misssed the deadline. I spoke to a couple contacts at the World Bank and SEC and they recommended Georgetown, Columbia, and top Universities in the UK. I have always wanted to live in London and hopefully I will get a chance to. Besides the current administration provides an excellent time to study abroad. I think even if I return to the US an LLM from a top UK University makes any American lawyer more marketable and unique. Thoughts anyone? Where are you from? Why come to the US?

J

Jamie,
I'm from Canada. The reason I want to study in the US is to go to Columbia, which I believe is the right fit for me in terms of int'l law, prestige (ie ivy league), quality of faculty and career prospects. Ideally, I would like to land a job at an int'l org. like the World Bank. The only drawback about LSE, is the cost of living in London and the high value of the pound.

Jamie:
Like you I applied at Georgetown and LSE, and hope to land a job in London following graduation. Also applied at Columbia, NYU and Cambridge, but haven't heard from them yet. In talking with your contacts at WB/SEC, did they express a preference for one school or another, or rank them in any order? I am really struggling with my decision, as it seems to me that G'town may have the best program in WTO law (my prime area of interest), but I am operating under the impression that LSE will give me a better opportunity to live and work in London. Do you (or anyone else) think that is a fair assesment? Do you think the LSE LLM is viewed on par w/ those of the US schools?
Good luck on all of your applications!

Ryan, congrats on the acceptances and good luck on those that are currently outstanding. No rankings, the schools that were recommended to me off the cuff. The guy I know at the WTO (well really my mom's friend) noted that there is alot of chances for networking with the WTO staff simply because they they have a big presence in DC. Also Georgetown has a specialization program and not just a general LLM. I have read the same about georgetown's WTO law. I agree with the LSE and living in london. I think that in the near future the law of finance is going to a much larger patch work of laws from various countries. I believe there will be a need for lawyers with cross border experiences. In addition my feeling is that an LLM from the LSE, even when returning to the us, is suitably unique and impressive. It is a hard choice, without question. What does everyone think?

Sorry forgot to add....if one is a US citiizen (or green card holder) and want to work at the SEC I think the best possible place is Georgetown. Nuff said.

J

Georgetown's reputation for WTO law is well recognized because of John Jackson, but do not underestimate Columbia's impressive connections with the WTO: Prof. Janow (Appellate Body), Prof. Bhagwati( advisor to WTO) and Prof. Mavroidis (WTO staffer).

Columbia does indeed have an impressive faculty in the WTO field. I would also much rather live in NYC than DC. That said, Georgetown offers a certificate in WTO law as well as the possibility of an internship with a U.S. or intergovernmental organization. Really, there are no bad choices among the options being thrown around this board - just better fits for different people.

Sage - any word from Columbia?

Jamie - thanks for the reply. Are you for sure heading to LSE?

Ryan,
I concur that Georgetown and Columbia are both excellent schools for int'l trade and I reckon that Georgetown has the advantage of being in DC, which is the major capital for the practice trade law.
No news from Columbia...

Sage - I can't wait until late April to make my decision - G'town needs to know by the 1st of April, LSE sometime around then as well. Arrgh.
Yeah, DC is the spot to practice trade law in the U.S. That is definitely the field I am most drawn to, just not the city. I spent the summer of '03 there studying for the NY bar and had a nice time, but I much prefer the energy of a London or NYC. I think DC would be a great place to live and work in my early 30s and later, but I have always wanted to live and work abroad in my 20s and feel like if I don't do it now I never will.
If Columbia is not an option, where would you go?