Hello all,

Everyone understands that our market (i.e. legal services\consultancy) is down worldwide and the US is not an exception to the rule I guess.

Having an idea to move to the US I consider both JD and LLM options, but I think LLM is my way. I know all the arguments that "JD is the only way if you wish to live and work in the States" however the practice is not that straight. Plus even NUSL's 2yJD is at least 100K commitment...

So I admit that finding a job with bare LLM is a hard excercise, it has been widely discussed here BUT: all the talks are about BIGLAW and similar. What about employment at all? (no jokes please) I mean maybe some small local firms at NY area? Governmental institutions? Just have no idea what to imagine else.

As for my experience - a the moment I am a associate 2 in a reputable lawfirm. $$$ is not my principal concern, generally all I want is just to move there in.

Regards,
Andrew

Its hard to get anything these days and with an LL.M., I would say impossible to find any sort of work. Even the boutique firms are not interested in hiring new ones because as usual they keep some paralegals to do their paperwork and already trying hard to utilise their utilisation. Yes, your chances may exceed if you know some of them or their members on personal level so that they can hire you at any cost. thats the only chances one can have in getting some sort of employment, otherwise I don't see anything else. And remember these small firms don't pay more than 30-35K annually and if you intent tpoo stay in US at any cost then you can manage but else lot of clerical work and no court time. But again most of these things depends on your outlook and prior experience as well.