Hi everyone

I'm a Portuguese trainee, and I would like (very much indeed) to get a LLM, if possible in Tax, International Law, Competition or Agreements/InternationalAgreements. My brother lives in New Jersey, so I would rather attend a place nerby...

What Universities can you recomend and what restrictions apply to Portuguese/European lawyers.

Thanks in Advance

Ruben

Just want to note that there is a big demand for Portugese-speaking, US-trained (including LLM) lawyers from top US law schools right now.

Hi Jose

Can you be a little more specific, please?
I graduated from a Lisbon University (probably the best). And I'm really looking forward to going to the US to get an LLM and maybe stay a little longer.

So what law schools do you think are suitable?
By the way, is it late to star sending applications?
Thanks again.

Ruben

There aren't a lot of Portugese speakers who go to the "top" schools but there are key Portugese-speaking markets, so if you go to schools in the league of Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, NYU, etc., you should be in a good position if you're interested in employment. You might do even better if you take subjects and draw up a resume that will let you package yourself as an aspiring project finance lawyer.

Hi

I'm Portuguese too. I'm doing an LL.M. at Harvard. Did you study at Nova or Classica? (Just out of curiosity -- as between the two of them, it is pretty much irrelevant where you studied when it comes to apply to us law schools)

I'm more interested in academia than law firms, but I guess there is an easy answer to your question: If you want to land a nice job you should try the best schools: Harvard, Yale, NYU, Columbia and Stanford. Yale is very academic oriented, so you might prefer one among the other four.

You can send me a private message if you want to discuss something in particular.

Thank you both for your swift and precious replies.

I graduated from Classica.
I'd like to get an LLM on Tax, IP our International Law (whatever that is =) ). Anyway, the law firm where I currently work dispatches lawyers to Africa (mostely to Angola). So Im very well acquainted with both Portuguese and Angola (which is basically old Portuguese law) laws.

Id also prefer NYU because its commutable from Jersey (I think). I really dont know if I can stay in the US after the LLM, but the possibility is quite appealing. I know Im very young, and I can get the LLM after I concluded the trainee period in Portugal, but honestly, Id rather get educated in the US and work there.
The priority is to enter in a Top Law school, commutation comes second.

Just a heads up, how much is it costing you (monthly) to get the LLM gar33? What area are you specializing (if you want, you may answer me by pm)?

Regards

Thank you both for your swift and precious replies.

I graduated from Classica.
I'd like to get an LLM on Tax, IP our International Law (whatever that is =) ). Anyway, the law firm where I currently work dispatches lawyers to Africa (mostely to Angola). So Im very well acquainted with both Portuguese and Angola (which is basically old Portuguese law) laws.

Id also prefer NYU because its commutable from Jersey (I think). I really dont know if I can stay in the US after the LLM, but the possibility is quite appealing. I know Im very young, and I can get the LLM after I concluded the trainee period in Portugal, but honestly, Id rather get educated in the US and work there.
The priority is to enter in a Top Law school, commutation comes second.

Just a heads up, how much is it costing you (monthly) to get the LLM gar33? What area are you specializing (if you want, you may answer me by pm)?

Regards