Hello All, I completed 5 years B.A LL.B degree from India and is now residing in the United States. Currently I am on dependant visa (H4) status and so cannot work here. I am planning to do LLM in Comparative Law from USA but however I am not sure if it would be worth to pursue an LLM degree since we have plans going back to India within 3-4 years.
Can I get a good job in India after doing LLM from USA?
Also, which one would be better--LLM program or just a Paralegal certification cause even after doing LLM I can work only as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant here. I am really confused. Please share your thoughts. Thanks!!

Are you currently licensed to practice law in India? Is so, then you might be able to practice law (sit for the bar) in some states. See the listing here. This is current as of 2015 but can change so do a search if reading this post in future years.

https://www.utexas.edu/law/career/LLM_Licensure.pdf

If you can't work here though, what is the point of getting a paralegal certification? Are you bored and have nothing better to do? I don't see how that would benefit you. If you have the time and money, then do the LLM at a good university. While I can't speak for India about law, normally the US education is well valued. I have many friends who went to MBA school in US and returned to India and found very good jobs as directors of companies.

So I would suggest checking to see if you can potentially sit for the bar where you are currently located. Passing the bar in a state such as NY, coupled with your education, would likely seem to help you at home.

One thing I don't understand is you mention being on a H4 visa and can't work and then you talk about paralegal training would allow you to work. It seems that either way, you might not be able to work. Having said that, you could potentially apply for a F-1 student visa and then try to get OPT (practical training, i.e. work for 1 year). While I am not an expert in this area, I don't see why you couldn't. I know that from some visas, you can apply for a student visa (F-1) while in the US at the time.

I forgot to mention that unless you go to a really good school for your LLM, your odds of finding any work in the US are almost nil. So go to the best you can and start early looking for an opportunity for OPT or any sort externship.

Thank you so much for taking time and replying. Yes, I am licensed to practice and have cleared the Bar exam in India. However, I am not aware of the job prospects after doing LLM from United States. I don't have much time to prepare myself for the Bar Exam here. The LLM program can be completed within a year after which I can get an OPT and work for an year. Please let me know if I can apply for any other legal position apart from a Paralegal one here in United States after doing the LLM program. As long as I am here I would like to work and gather experience so that I can effectively utilise it once I go back to India.

In 27 different states in the US, you can sit for the bar exam in those jurisdictions even if you are a foreign educated lawyer.

Look here.

https://www.ncbex.org/pubs/bar-admissions-guide/2015/index.html#p=24

If you pass the bar you would be licensed to work in that jurisdiction from a State level but your US visa may preclude you from working at all regardless (anywhere in the US). US Federal law trumps State law in this regard. You couldn't work as a lawyer, paralegal or even at McDonalds legally if you don't have the appropriate visa or permanent residency in the US.

You will need to get a student visa and then try and get OPT. That seems to be your best option.