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Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 15 |
Specialization??
What would you all recommend, specialization or not? ie. do employers value an LLM specialist degree over a non-specialist degree? or maybe it just doesn't matter??
Thu Aug 14, 2008 09:10 PM |
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| S_Dimelow Joined: 29 Dec 2005 Posts: 157 |
Specialization??
Unless you are an international student with little knowledge of the Common Law system or law in general then I'd say specialisation without a doubt. I was considering the same question a few weeks ago and put it to a Professor who said that the general rule is that non-specialised LLM degrees are of an equivalent to the 3rd year of an LLB so if you have a good (2:1 or above) LLB then you are essentially wasting your time. And before I get lambasted by people saying the BCL and Cambridge LLM's are somewhat "generalised" then these are some of the obvious exceptions. Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:40 AM Notably, by specialising a student can demonstrate an expertise in an area and go into greater depth than someone doing 4 unconnected modules and it doesnt limited practice areas necessarily. For example, I recently red the Bio of a PhD student at Durham who did an LLM in Commercial law at Sheffied and is now doing a PhD in Human Rights! |
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Thanks S_Dimelow, what you said makes a lot of sense, and after further consideration I am leaning towards a specialized LLM. I have a keen interest in commercial/corporate law and so this is the area on which I would like to focus. I had initially considered doing a combination of other modules along with at least two commercial/corporate modules but I am now more convinced that I should concentrate solely on the aforementioned area.
Sat Aug 16, 2008 02:16 PM |
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