hi ,Iam an Iraninian lawyer ,I am a member of iranian central bar association ,I have a LLM degree in international law from tehran university and I am deeply interested in international trade law . right now I am living in los angles ,and I am a permenant resident of US,I really want to practise law as a lawyer in US and be specialized in international trade law , so would you please help me and tell me which program is more useful for me ?LLM or JD ?and which state ?CA or NY because I know NY is the heart of international trade but I doubt if I can graduate in LLM degree and pass the bar eam will I be able to find a job in US ?
best wishes

Why don't you just take the California bar exam and get a job? Your credentials look good, and you are already a permanent US resident, which really helps. Because you are a foreign licensed attorney you are eligible to take the California bar without any further legal education.

Dear richard
thank you for your kind reply ,I know some attorney in LA ,and when I asked their opinion they told me even if I can pass the bar exam without getting any degree (which they thought it would bealmost impossible ) I wont be able to find a job because -based on them -employers wants to hire attornies whom they get degree from US universities and they will cosider a lawyer without any US legal experience cant be as successful as the uS experienced one
would you please tell me what do you think ?
best wishes