I am a beginning my 3L year at a law school ranked in the upper 20s. I am interested in doing securities litigation/white collar criminal defense. With the job market the way it is, I did not get a summer associate position with a law firm despite being just outside the top 10% of my class. I applied and got interviews to most big firms interviewing on campus (ATL, DC, NY firms). By the time I realized I wasn't getting a job from those interviews, most mid-size firms interview schedules had passed. I continued applying to smaller firms to no avail. I did get a job with the SEC, but the office I'm at doesn't hire straight out of law school. Therefore, I'm planning on applying to clerkships (which I would have done anyway), other firms, and the SEC/CFTC that do hire this fall. However, with the job market being how it is, I'm worried I won't get a job this year either. My question is whether it would be worth applying to some LLM programs, primarily specializing in business/securities like UVA's or Georgetown's program? I had a scholarship after turning down Cornell and Vanderbilt for my JD, so I will have no debt after graduating. I'm thinking it may help, especially since I didn't work between undergrad and law school, despite doing my undergrad in 3 years. Any thoughts?
Is it worth it?
Posted Jun 20, 2010 04:21
I am a beginning my 3L year at a law school ranked in the upper 20s. I am interested in doing securities litigation/white collar criminal defense. With the job market the way it is, I did not get a summer associate position with a law firm despite being just outside the top 10% of my class. I applied and got interviews to most big firms interviewing on campus (ATL, DC, NY firms). By the time I realized I wasn't getting a job from those interviews, most mid-size firms interview schedules had passed. I continued applying to smaller firms to no avail. I did get a job with the SEC, but the office I'm at doesn't hire straight out of law school. Therefore, I'm planning on applying to clerkships (which I would have done anyway), other firms, and the SEC/CFTC that do hire this fall. However, with the job market being how it is, I'm worried I won't get a job this year either. My question is whether it would be worth applying to some LLM programs, primarily specializing in business/securities like UVA's or Georgetown's program? I had a scholarship after turning down Cornell and Vanderbilt for my JD, so I will have no debt after graduating. I'm thinking it may help, especially since I didn't work between undergrad and law school, despite doing my undergrad in 3 years. Any thoughts?
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