Hi all,

I haven lucky enough to be admitted to the following LL.Ms:
- Georgetown International Business & Economic Law
- George Washington intellectual Property

I know the two are apples to oranges and it is hard to compare the two, nonetheless I need some guidance on which to pick.

I come from a T4 school and did fairly well I'm Law School. I have spent about a 1+ years practicing real estate law. I am now looking to get into international law with a focus on IP. My decision to apply to such different kinds of LL.Ms was primarily due to the respective school's area of expertise.

My concerns with starting either LL.M is that it may not get me a job due to my T4 JD. I have been advised by some professors that the Gtown LL.M may be the best way to have my T4 school ignored. But I understand from a practicality stand point it may be hard to break into international law without some connections.

It is also worth noting that I could sit for the patent bar after my LL.M. I figure the patent bar would be a sure fire way to break into an international IP law job. But I have been told by an IP attorney friend of mine that I may be missing out without a GW IP LL.M as it teaches real world practical knowledge and may make my resume or career path appear unfocused.

I really want to avoid a legal career path that would chain me to a desk doing repetitive and dry work. I like to interact with people, go to hearings, and do a bit of drafting. I just don't want to be committed to an IP job 'paying my dues' at a mill. Perhaps my perspective and knowledge of the field is skewed so please feel free to correct me.