Hi All

I am an LLB graduate from South Africa. I have Canadian citizenship and wis to pursue a 1 year LLM full-time. My academic average was 70% from the 4 year LLB program. In addition, my reference letters are quite strong.

I was hoping someone could assist me in deciding whether an LLM is suitable for me, and if so, the possible employment prospects in the United States once I complete such a venture.

I am open to any recommendations and thoughts. Please let me know what you think.

Thanks
Adil

As far as you are an international student and you want to practice law in the US? Then there are only a handful of states (NY and CA, for example) that will permit you to take the state bar with a foreign law degree and the LLM.

If your want the option of working elsewhere in the US, a JD might be a better option. If you already have a foreign law degree, you might want to consider (for examle Northwestern's 2-year) JD program for foreign lawyers.

Most US firms require the JD.