Hey all

I'm an Indian student, pursuing my LLM from University of Warwick, U.K. I was interested in acquiring information regarding requirements to get into an Ivy League school for an LLM degree in the U.S.

Cheers!

I am surprised that you want a second LL.M. after coming from the fine institution of Warwick.....but I would suggest going to the websites for the schools you want to apply to. I don't think any of us have really figured out the criteria aside from the fact that you need good marks (usually top 5% for the best schools) and some other unique experiences that set you apart from other applicants with similar marks.

By the way, you don't also go by the name "Sayaks" do you?

Rah23

Rachita and Sayaks are two separate legal entities.
Is it surprising to see that students from the same country sometimes go to the same uni?
Strange illogical deduction on your side.

Hey

No!! I don't go by that name, like my id suggests, my name is Rachita. Anyways, I wasn't asking for general requirements, I wanted to enquire about work experience requirements, since I don't have any. Why should the prospect of a second LLM seem strange to you? U.K and American Legal Systems are as different as they could be, and since we have references to American Legal Procedures/Case Laws in our course, I'm interested in pursuing further studies in the same. I know about the schools I want to apply to and never posed that question in my original post, but thanks for the suggestion.

I didn't realize I had to qualify what part of my post were in fun! Although I should have known better to mention Sayaks and Warwick in the same post (just kidding Sayaks).

Rachita, I am sure that doing a second LL.M has merits in certain circumstances, such as the one you have described. In terms of work experience, I think the more you have the better shot you have at getting in. I don't think they look for any sort of quota in terms of years. I think most schools evaluate applications wholistically; that is, they don't look for one specific thing, rather the entire impression of the application. That being said, work experience in a particular area is likely the best indicator of an interest and future success in any given area of the law.