So I am currently at university reading an LLB law degree in England. I am aiming for top grades and would like to practice law in the U.S. Although I can sit the New York bar without an LLM, I would like to increase my chances of gaining employment. However I am in a dilemma at the moment. Harvard offers a great LLM but Northwestern Uni offers a 2 year JD course for foreign trained lawyers. So which would one would be more impressive to U.S Employers?
A LLM from Harvard Law or a JD from Northwestern?
Harvard does not do the 2 year JD which is why I cannot consider it.
Thank you.
Harvard LLM or Northwestern 2 year JD?
Posted Aug 20, 2016 19:56
A LLM from Harvard Law or a JD from Northwestern?
Harvard does not do the 2 year JD which is why I cannot consider it.
Thank you.
Posted Aug 22, 2016 17:23
Fyi the 2-year JD of NU was "indefinitely suspended", so you have the answer... (http://www.law.northwestern.edu/about/news/newsdisplay.cfm?ID=761).
The question is anyway whether you are keen to spend 100k on an education (possibly from a tier II school) that you do not need as a UK-qualified lawyer. Go for the NY bar and, if you want to waive a fancy brand behind your name for the rest of your life - and you actually get admitted - go and have fun for a year at HLS. It will definitely boost your career chances, but if you want to work in the US, the only thing you really need is the bar.
The question is anyway whether you are keen to spend 100k on an education (possibly from a tier II school) that you do not need as a UK-qualified lawyer. Go for the NY bar and, if you want to waive a fancy brand behind your name for the rest of your life - and you actually get admitted - go and have fun for a year at HLS. It will definitely boost your career chances, but if you want to work in the US, the only thing you really need is the bar.
Posted Aug 22, 2016 17:50
Fyi the 2-year JD of NU was "indefinitely suspended", so you have the answer...
I think this only applies to the accelerated two-year JD for domestic students.
The two-year JD for International Lawyers is still there: http://www.law.northwestern.edu/academics/degree-programs/jds/jd2/
[Edited by Alain on Aug 22, 2016]
I think this only applies to the accelerated two-year JD for domestic students.
The two-year JD for International Lawyers is still there: http://www.law.northwestern.edu/academics/degree-programs/jds/jd2/
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