Hey,

I am about to graduate from Georgetown Law School. I was wondering if I should get a LL.M. I plan to work and live here. Would it be wise of me to get my LL.M or is it only wise if I plan to practice law somewhere else?

Thanks

If you're a JD already, only sensible LL.M's would be tax law (if you want to practice tax) or Yale's LL.M. program (if you want to go into academia). Even Yale would probably not be very helpful, because you have graduated from a T14 law school. I wouldn't recommend an LL.M. for you.

I agree with tmalmine. If your specialization field is Tax Law, then an LLM could be worth it (in any case, you should pursue your LLM in the best-ranked universities in this field: NYU, Florida, GU or Northwestern). In any other case, perhaps your JD degree will be enough from the law market´s perspective.

Thanks for all the help. I have made my decision. I am not going to pursue my LLM. I now believe y JD is more the enough. I am not specializing in tax law rather in international. I now see it is unnecessary.

Thanks

I'm just beginning the process of pursuing my JD. I'm very interested in international law, would anyone mind explaining more about how you specialize? I've looked at Duke's JD/LLM but would like to stay in my state and Duke would be very expensive. From the responses I've read it doesn't sound like an LLM is necessary, but when do you begin to focus in on a certain area during your JD program? If I stay in state Univ. of SC has a Maymester in London and they have a joint degree - JD/IMBA. They have an excellent Internation Bus. program. Does anyone think this would be an assest if pursuing international law without an LLM? Would employers see it as a bonus, or would it take too much focus away from my JD studies? Again, I'm stiil searching options and learning about the process . . . advice?