I'm a US citizen living with my family abroad in South America, and I'm about to finish my undergraduate degree in law (LLB). I'm thinking about apply for a LLM program at a good (top-ish) Law School.
My college doesn't provide rankings, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the 5%-10% of my class, have a 2.85/3.0 GPA, have been Dean's List every year, very involved in community service (working on a project to educate poor women in their rights- trying to fight violence against women), involved in few EC's (internationally recognized, part of the board of directors), member of a college council aiming to evaluate the academic program/teachers/faculty/structure (I work with my dean and other authorities)..participated in a fair share of forums from international organizations, was awarded a scholarship for a certificate program offered by the national university and an international organization, etc. Have little work experience (like a year), but in non-law related jobs. I'm currently working on my senior thesis. Could have great rec's from teachers and college authorities. My college is very recognized and quite prestigious, so I hope that helps.
I'm not aiming as high as HLS or YSL. Maybe a #5-#15 or #20 ranked program.
Spending money on a not-that-good program would be a waste and I would rather wait until I could build my cv a little more. I was looking into maybe pursuiting a JD program, but was discouraged from doing so.. as my counselor suggested it was better to go for a LLM.
-Which schools are not that big on work experience?
-Should I take a year off after graduating to work on my cv in order to become more competetive, or would I have a shot right after graduation?
-Should I consider doing a JD?
HELP! LLM?
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Posted Nov 26, 2010 13:25
I'm a US citizen living with my family abroad in South America, and I'm about to finish my undergraduate degree in law (LLB). I'm thinking about apply for a LLM program at a good (top-ish) Law School.
My college doesn't provide rankings, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the 5%-10% of my class, have a 2.85/3.0 GPA, have been Dean's List every year, very involved in community service (working on a project to educate poor women in their rights- trying to fight violence against women), involved in few EC's (internationally recognized, part of the board of directors), member of a college council aiming to evaluate the academic program/teachers/faculty/structure (I work with my dean and other authorities)..participated in a fair share of forums from international organizations, was awarded a scholarship for a certificate program offered by the national university and an international organization, etc. Have little work experience (like a year), but in non-law related jobs. I'm currently working on my senior thesis. Could have great rec's from teachers and college authorities. My college is very recognized and quite prestigious, so I hope that helps.
I'm not aiming as high as HLS or YSL. Maybe a #5-#15 or #20 ranked program.
Spending money on a not-that-good program would be a waste and I would rather wait until I could build my cv a little more. I was looking into maybe pursuiting a JD program, but was discouraged from doing so.. as my counselor suggested it was better to go for a LLM.
-Which schools are not that big on work experience?
-Should I take a year off after graduating to work on my cv in order to become more competetive, or would I have a shot right after graduation?
-Should I consider doing a JD?
My college doesn't provide rankings, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the 5%-10% of my class, have a 2.85/3.0 GPA, have been Dean's List every year, very involved in community service (working on a project to educate poor women in their rights- trying to fight violence against women), involved in few EC's (internationally recognized, part of the board of directors), member of a college council aiming to evaluate the academic program/teachers/faculty/structure (I work with my dean and other authorities)..participated in a fair share of forums from international organizations, was awarded a scholarship for a certificate program offered by the national university and an international organization, etc. Have little work experience (like a year), but in non-law related jobs. I'm currently working on my senior thesis. Could have great rec's from teachers and college authorities. My college is very recognized and quite prestigious, so I hope that helps.
I'm not aiming as high as HLS or YSL. Maybe a #5-#15 or #20 ranked program.
Spending money on a not-that-good program would be a waste and I would rather wait until I could build my cv a little more. I was looking into maybe pursuiting a JD program, but was discouraged from doing so.. as my counselor suggested it was better to go for a LLM.
-Which schools are not that big on work experience?
-Should I take a year off after graduating to work on my cv in order to become more competetive, or would I have a shot right after graduation?
-Should I consider doing a JD?
Posted Nov 29, 2010 18:00
As the people and professors told me here, if you want to have long term career in US, you better get a JD :)
but for me LLM is a good experience and it does enhance my ability.
As the people and professors told me here, if you want to have long term career in US, you better get a JD :)
but for me LLM is a good experience and it does enhance my ability.
but for me LLM is a good experience and it does enhance my ability.
Posted Nov 29, 2010 18:15
I'm a US citizen living with my family abroad in South America, and I'm about to finish my undergraduate degree in law (LLB). I'm thinking about apply for a LLM program at a good (top-ish) Law School.
My college doesn't provide rankings, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the 5%-10% of my class, have a 2.85/3.0 GPA, have been Dean's List every year, very involved in community service (working on a project to educate poor women in their rights- trying to fight violence against women), involved in few EC's (internationally recognized, part of the board of directors), member of a college council aiming to evaluate the academic program/teachers/faculty/structure (I work with my dean and other authorities)..participated in a fair share of forums from international organizations, was awarded a scholarship for a certificate program offered by the national university and an international organization, etc. Have little work experience (like a year), but in non-law related jobs. I'm currently working on my senior thesis. Could have great rec's from teachers and college authorities. My college is very recognized and quite prestigious, so I hope that helps.
I'm not aiming as high as HLS or YSL. Maybe a #5-#15 or #20 ranked program.
Spending money on a not-that-good program would be a waste and I would rather wait until I could build my cv a little more. I was looking into maybe pursuiting a JD program, but was discouraged from doing so.. as my counselor suggested it was better to go for a LLM.
-Which schools are not that big on work experience?
-Should I take a year off after graduating to work on my cv in order to become more competetive, or would I have a shot right after graduation?
-Should I consider doing a JD?
You should definitely consider a JD if you intend to practice in the US. I know some universities now offer 2 year JD's (Northwestern is one for sure).
LLM is a great experience, but only (at least mostly) if you intend to practice in the country you earned your law degree in. You may be able to transfer to JD (i.e Chicago) upon the LLM but nothing is guaranteed.
<blockquote>I'm a US citizen living with my family abroad in South America, and I'm about to finish my undergraduate degree in law (LLB). I'm thinking about apply for a LLM program at a good (top-ish) Law School.
My college doesn't provide rankings, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the 5%-10% of my class, have a 2.85/3.0 GPA, have been Dean's List every year, very involved in community service (working on a project to educate poor women in their rights- trying to fight violence against women), involved in few EC's (internationally recognized, part of the board of directors), member of a college council aiming to evaluate the academic program/teachers/faculty/structure (I work with my dean and other authorities)..participated in a fair share of forums from international organizations, was awarded a scholarship for a certificate program offered by the national university and an international organization, etc. Have little work experience (like a year), but in non-law related jobs. I'm currently working on my senior thesis. Could have great rec's from teachers and college authorities. My college is very recognized and quite prestigious, so I hope that helps.
I'm not aiming as high as HLS or YSL. Maybe a #5-#15 or #20 ranked program.
Spending money on a not-that-good program would be a waste and I would rather wait until I could build my cv a little more. I was looking into maybe pursuiting a JD program, but was discouraged from doing so.. as my counselor suggested it was better to go for a LLM.
-Which schools are not that big on work experience?
-Should I take a year off after graduating to work on my cv in order to become more competetive, or would I have a shot right after graduation?
-Should I consider doing a JD?</blockquote>
You should definitely consider a JD if you intend to practice in the US. I know some universities now offer 2 year JD's (Northwestern is one for sure).
LLM is a great experience, but only (at least mostly) if you intend to practice in the country you earned your law degree in. You may be able to transfer to JD (i.e Chicago) upon the LLM but nothing is guaranteed.
My college doesn't provide rankings, but I'm pretty sure I'm in the 5%-10% of my class, have a 2.85/3.0 GPA, have been Dean's List every year, very involved in community service (working on a project to educate poor women in their rights- trying to fight violence against women), involved in few EC's (internationally recognized, part of the board of directors), member of a college council aiming to evaluate the academic program/teachers/faculty/structure (I work with my dean and other authorities)..participated in a fair share of forums from international organizations, was awarded a scholarship for a certificate program offered by the national university and an international organization, etc. Have little work experience (like a year), but in non-law related jobs. I'm currently working on my senior thesis. Could have great rec's from teachers and college authorities. My college is very recognized and quite prestigious, so I hope that helps.
I'm not aiming as high as HLS or YSL. Maybe a #5-#15 or #20 ranked program.
Spending money on a not-that-good program would be a waste and I would rather wait until I could build my cv a little more. I was looking into maybe pursuiting a JD program, but was discouraged from doing so.. as my counselor suggested it was better to go for a LLM.
-Which schools are not that big on work experience?
-Should I take a year off after graduating to work on my cv in order to become more competetive, or would I have a shot right after graduation?
-Should I consider doing a JD?</blockquote>
You should definitely consider a JD if you intend to practice in the US. I know some universities now offer 2 year JD's (Northwestern is one for sure).
LLM is a great experience, but only (at least mostly) if you intend to practice in the country you earned your law degree in. You may be able to transfer to JD (i.e Chicago) upon the LLM but nothing is guaranteed.
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