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CR1

Joined: 26 Nov 2007
Posts: 9
Distance learning L.L.M from UoL
Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:38 AM

Hi,

I am a lawyer working for a international bank and am interested in the Distance learning Banking and Finance L.L.M from UoL.

I just have some doubts about its legimity.I mean will it have the same " value" as the usual LLM's?what is the rank of the UoL AND what is the rank of this particular LLM.will it help me to get a job in an good english law firm?
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ideagirl

Joined: 01 Dec 2007
Posts: 6
Distance learning L.L.M from UoL
Sun Dec 02, 2007 04:36 PM
The U of London's LLM is run jointly by two colleges within the U of London: Queen Mary and University College London. Both of them are top-ranked law schools in the UK. Distance learning has a long history in the UK--the university of London's been offering distance-learning degrees for 150 years, and distance-learning LLM's for about 80 years.

I have no idea how this will impact your ability to get the sort of job you want because I don't know where you're licensed to practice law--if you haven't already passed the England and Wales bar, i.e. if you're practicing somewhere else, the LLM alone will not qualify you to practice law in the UK (or I should say, in England and Wales--the Scottish bar is a separate entity). It is possible for American lawyers to sit the England and Wales bar in New York City. So look into that if you still need that qualification.
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CR1

Joined: 26 Nov 2007
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Distance learning L.L.M from UoL
Thu Dec 06, 2007 09:36 AM
Thx ideagirl
I am interested in this LLM to practice law within an english law firm but in not in England but in the Gulf region_duai_ where my area of expertise reqlly is so what i really wanted to know is if obtaining a llm via UoL distance learning has the same value as obtqining an LLM on campus and will it help obtaining a job the same way as a regular llm will?
Thx
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CR1

Joined: 26 Nov 2007
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Distance learning L.L.M from UoL
Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:02 AM
And just to be more precise the specialization i intend to study is banking and finance

thx for sharing your thoughts
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domyumbri

Joined: 09 Dec 2007
Posts: 8
Distance learning L.L.M from UoL
Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:51 AM
Thomas Jefferson (ABA) in Sandiego has a completely online FInancial Services ABA approved LLM program.. If you are worried about the U of London program, you can now receive a complete program in the Financial Sector. It was run at St THomas (ABA) in Miami and now is in San Diego-----




Hi,I am a lawyer working for a international bank and am interested in the Distance learning Banking and Finance L.L.M from UoL.I just have some doubts about its legimity.I mean will it have the same " value" as the usual LLM's?what is the rank of the UoL AND what is the rank of this particular LLM.will it help me to get a job in an good english law firm?
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ctu1121

Joined: 12 Dec 2007
Posts: 2
Distance learning L.L.M from UoL
Sat Dec 15, 2007 09:17 AM
May I get the requirement to pass the NY bar after I finish this distance learning LLM?
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domyumbri

Joined: 09 Dec 2007
Posts: 8
Distance learning L.L.M from UoL
Sat Dec 15, 2007 05:50 PM
The NCBE has it - I believe ny needs 20 aba credits if you have a foreign llb. Some states dont require the LLM, they just have to review your credits. Louisian, Tenn, ala all say on the ABA chart that subject to review. SO, if you have a 3 year U of London LLB(which is 1 of the top law schools in europe), you can prob sit for those bars with no LLM


May I get the requirement to pass the NY bar after I finish this distance learning LLM?
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Richie

Joined: 20 Jan 2008
Posts: 1
Distance learning L.L.M from UoL
Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:16 PM
Hello,
I doubt that NY bar regulations will find satisfactory any distance learning LLM, whether ABA approved or not, no more than they do with distance learning JDs or LLBs.
Besides their rules clearly state that, in order to satisfy the bar admissibility requirements, the LLM attended must be located in the US. To me, best is to come back to the original info on the NY bar web site...

[Edited 20 Jan 2008 by Richie]
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