Thanks very much for any help - would any US law schools offer this?

Will apply for scholarships but would like to have some options because, as you all know, competition is fierce!

Also, being an Aussie, where should I draw the line? By this I mean that given ANU and U Melbourne are ranked high - should I nonetheless persist with any British/US University of would I be better off at ANU/Melb/Monash?

I appreciate any responses.

Sorry, another point. London is better than U Melbourne and ANU I think. However, would any of you regard Australian universities as internationally reputable or should I strive to get into London or on Scholarship to,say, Edinburgh or Nottingham (Cambridge, Oxford etc seem abit too high up for me!!!).

One thing I have picked up from talking to educators and HEI employees in the UK is that Australia has got a well deserved reputation for good quality distance learning - whether that extends to law on-campus, I haven't heard.

Part of your answer will be found from the question "what are your career aspirations?" Figuring that out will always help you to make an easier decision.

Certainly here at the University of Edinburgh it's worth checking out our LL.M Innovation, Technology and the Law if you are interested in IP law, medical law, IT law and technology in the judicial system. The LL.M uses an Internet platform for delivery of its distance learning programme, though you will also receive books and other off-line resources to use.

Glasgow also has a very well respected Medical Law programme via distance learning - the web page on their online prospectus was blank when I checked it just now, but you can look at the Law School page at http://www.law.gla.ac.uk for contacts.

I hope this info is of some use.

Hello,

Thanks very much for your reply.

I recently turned 22 and am unsure of what area of law I enjoy as I have had little experience in all area's. So, I think it safer to go with a general LLM.

I have had an article published on contract law in a refereed law journal and work with government contracts so perhaps contracts or construction law.

By saying career aspirations do you mean:
- area of law in which to practice; or
- specific career like academia, law reform etc?

I am actually leaning towards a legal career as a non-lawyer either in education or government so what would you consider to be a good choice?

Thanks very much for your help - this is my first venture into looking at postgraduate study and it is certainly a difficult choice.