Kazaf,
your firm knows that it is to their benefit if they let you do what you want. In any case, many other firms will be willing to hire you with such a great cv. So, dont woory too much about them, they know what they are doing!

As to whether you can take the bar in the US after an LLM there, I believe that most LLMs entitle you to sit for the NY bar. It's best to check with the individual school (Harvard almost certainly allows you to do New York).

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It sounds like it may be too late (that you've made a decision) as one who took of 2 years before getting a masters, and then 3 more years before getting a J.D., here are my thoughts --

I think those who work for a few years and then go back to school get more out of school, and are better students, than those who go straight through. That impression is based not simply on my experience, but on observations of friends and colleagues. Those who have worked in the interim approach studying like a job - seriously and substantively.

In addition to study habits, having worked allows one to concentrate on the "important things" in one's studies. In one sense that means, as another has already posted, knowing what you're interested in. Getting an LLM in a degree that you know you'll want and use, rather than picking a subject because it might be of interest.

In a deeper sense, though, it also means being able to concentrate on what you need to know *about* that subject. E.g., if you're taking an LLM in commercial law, you aren't going to waste time (as it were) becoming an expert on case law because you'll know that commercial attorneys rarely if ever deal with case law -- it's all codes and statutes. If instead you go straight through, you might be tempted to become a walking digest of cases and yet not be able to perform a basic transactional matter.

All this is not to say that if you do an LLM straightaway, you won't enjoy it or getting something important out of it. Of course it will be useful, and enjoyable, and beneficial for years to come. I just think, based on self and friends, that you may find it yet more useful and beneficial if you wait a year or 3.

To sit for the bar in any state, you must check with the individual state board of bar examiners because requirements vary. Also, some states, but not all, offer reciprocity- that is you can take the bar in state A and this allows you to practice in state B, and vice versa. Almost all states require that in addition you take the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam as well as submit to an extensive background check for good moral character. I hope this helps, and good luck!