Hi everyone,
really hope someone can help me.
My background: I did an undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Management at Imperial College and received a 2.1. Then I did a year of Paralegalling at a Medium sized UK firm. Then I studied for the GDL and got a pass mark of 56.9%. That year was a really tough year for personal reasons and was the reason behind the blip. I redeemed myself the following year studying for the Bar and passing with an average of 78.78%. I just finished the UK Bar and during my course I worked part time Paralegalling in a Real Estate boutique-type firm.
I've got Pro bono work experience, participated in 2 mooting competitions and am being called to the UK bar tomorrow!
I am also lining up some work exprerience in US law firms that have UK offices such as White and Case, King and Spalding etc.
My choices: Really would love to do an LLM somewhere in the States and have selected what I think is a varied level of law schools.
Harvard (just for a laugh)
Columbia (also worth having a go)
Boston
NYU
UCLA
USC
Cardozo
St Johns
Fordham
Questions:
What are anyone's thoughts on my choices? varied or not so?
Do I have a chance in getting in somewhere?
I am really worried about my results on the Graduate Diploma in Law because essentially once you've got that diploma you are eligible to apply for the LLM so I think a lot of focus will be on that. Obviously personal issues can be explained - I saw someone mention an addendum as opposed to including this in a personal statement? could you explain what you mean?
ANY thoughts/suggestions/general comments are welcome. I feel kinda blind going into this because no one in my surrounding world has decided to take this route so advice has been pretty limited.
Thanks!!
LLM Admissions for a UK student/lawyer
Posted Jul 23, 2008 18:31
Hi everyone,
really hope someone can help me.
My background: I did an undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Management at Imperial College and received a 2.1. Then I did a year of Paralegalling at a Medium sized UK firm. Then I studied for the GDL and got a pass mark of 56.9%. That year was a really tough year for personal reasons and was the reason behind the blip. I redeemed myself the following year studying for the Bar and passing with an average of 78.78%. I just finished the UK Bar and during my course I worked part time Paralegalling in a Real Estate boutique-type firm.
I've got Pro bono work experience, participated in 2 mooting competitions and am being called to the UK bar tomorrow!
I am also lining up some work exprerience in US law firms that have UK offices such as White and Case, King and Spalding etc.
My choices: Really would love to do an LLM somewhere in the States and have selected what I think is a varied level of law schools.
Harvard (just for a laugh)
Columbia (also worth having a go)
Boston
NYU
UCLA
USC
Cardozo
St Johns
Fordham
Questions:
What are anyone's thoughts on my choices? varied or not so?
Do I have a chance in getting in somewhere?
I am really worried about my results on the Graduate Diploma in Law because essentially once you've got that diploma you are eligible to apply for the LLM so I think a lot of focus will be on that. Obviously personal issues can be explained - I saw someone mention an addendum as opposed to including this in a personal statement? could you explain what you mean?
ANY thoughts/suggestions/general comments are welcome. I feel kinda blind going into this because no one in my surrounding world has decided to take this route so advice has been pretty limited.
Thanks!!
really hope someone can help me.
My background: I did an undergraduate degree in Chemistry and Management at Imperial College and received a 2.1. Then I did a year of Paralegalling at a Medium sized UK firm. Then I studied for the GDL and got a pass mark of 56.9%. That year was a really tough year for personal reasons and was the reason behind the blip. I redeemed myself the following year studying for the Bar and passing with an average of 78.78%. I just finished the UK Bar and during my course I worked part time Paralegalling in a Real Estate boutique-type firm.
I've got Pro bono work experience, participated in 2 mooting competitions and am being called to the UK bar tomorrow!
I am also lining up some work exprerience in US law firms that have UK offices such as White and Case, King and Spalding etc.
My choices: Really would love to do an LLM somewhere in the States and have selected what I think is a varied level of law schools.
Harvard (just for a laugh)
Columbia (also worth having a go)
Boston
NYU
UCLA
USC
Cardozo
St Johns
Fordham
Questions:
What are anyone's thoughts on my choices? varied or not so?
Do I have a chance in getting in somewhere?
I am really worried about my results on the Graduate Diploma in Law because essentially once you've got that diploma you are eligible to apply for the LLM so I think a lot of focus will be on that. Obviously personal issues can be explained - I saw someone mention an addendum as opposed to including this in a personal statement? could you explain what you mean?
ANY thoughts/suggestions/general comments are welcome. I feel kinda blind going into this because no one in my surrounding world has decided to take this route so advice has been pretty limited.
Thanks!!
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