Hello everyone,
I'm a business lawyer with a 6-year experience in M&A. I've got offers for both LLM at the LSE and Mjur at Oxford. I am very confused about which one to accept. I know Oxford is the most prestigious one but LSE is more business-oriented.
Which one has the highest payoff in a top international law firm in the UK and Europe?
Thank you a lot for your help and suggestions!

In short:<br><br>In the UK: doesn't matter unless you want to become a barrister (in that case, Oxford)<br><br>In Europe: probably Oxford&nbsp;

[quote]Hello everyone,
I'm a business lawyer with a 6-year experience in M&amp;A. I've got offers for both LLM at the LSE and Mjur at Oxford. I am very confused about which one to accept. I know Oxford is the most prestigious one but LSE is more business-oriented.
Which one has the highest payoff in a top international law firm in the UK and Europe?
Thank you a lot for your help and suggestions! [/quote]<br><br>Hi!<br><br>It sounds like you have a solid profile, hence I am a bit surprised about your query.<br><br>That being said, LSE is indeed very business oriented, whereas Oxford is highly academic in the general sense.<br><br>I will be blunt: unless specific reasons are involved (which you would know if there were), Oxford over LSE any time of the day. I usually do not argue in extremes...but you know, in the U.S. there's Harvard and Yale, and for comparison, in the UK, there is Oxford and Cambridge.<br><br>I'm not sure which country and employment background you are from, but unless you require some heavy specialization, Oxford will reasonably get you anywhere, provided you already have a great profile (excellent grades, solid prior law firm experience, etc...).<br><br>I usually tell people this: for post-grad degrees in law, in the U.S., the calculation is 75% your profile, 25% the LL.M. in terms of employment. In the U.K., I'd say it's more balanced, more like 85% and 15%. Furthermore, in mainland Europe, I'd go 90% and 10%.<br><br>In summary, degrees can only get you so far. That being said, you have a great choice to make.<br><br>Best,<br><br>:gem:UnleashedSoul:gem: