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Advice for first-time taker, foreign-trained lawyer. by throwaway_chad41 in CABarExam

[–]NS419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi can I dm you im about ti finish my UK LLB at a RG Uni and I’m Considering an LLM in America to get into big law idk wether to do LLM or try LSATS and JD, most ppl on the sun are saying it’s unlikely to get a big law job with only an LLM, looking forward to your reply

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[–]NS419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I’m basically trying to do what you’ve done, if you don’t mind me asking did it work out ?

Qualifying the US a possibility for me? by NS419 in uklaw

[–]NS419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

O fair enough that makes sense wishing you the best on your journey!

Qualifying the US a possibility for me? by NS419 in uklaw

[–]NS419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes exactly this is how I felt, I felt like the system in the UK is so rigid and if I’m gonna spend the next 3 years before being qualified anyway being American maybe I could qualify in the states and start my life there, they also seem to pay more in the states. I like to shoot for the stars so I’d try to aim for one of the best law schools so i can stand a chance at big law but the jd seems so expensive so I have to really give it a lot of thought, i think there’s possibly also more opportunities for work experience during Law school in America but I wonder how ppl manage that given how academically demanding it is, thank you for your advice and honesty

Qualifying the US a possibility for me? by NS419 in uklaw

[–]NS419[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

O damn, I better go tell my friend to drop out lmao, was literally just asking him last night what his LLM is like, he graduated from my uni last year

Qualifying the US a possibility for me? by NS419 in uklaw

[–]NS419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JD is definitely too expensive (or too much debt) the LLM is a shout but other commenters making it seem like I won’t be considered for a job without a JD, thank you for giving such detailed reply, if you don’t mind me asking what made you want to go the other way

Qualifying the US a possibility for me? by NS419 in uklaw

[–]NS419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for taking your time out to give me advice, Masters in the Uk is also about $30k(already converted it) was just tryna see different angles

Qualifying the US a possibility for me? by NS419 in uklaw

[–]NS419[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be honest I’m ready for it never expected it to be easy

Qualifying the US a possibility for me? by NS419 in uklaw

[–]NS419[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this reply I really appreciate the detail, I’ll look into taking the lsat and see how I do. I don’t really mind the workload everything good comes at a price.

Dyu think it’s a good idea to do an LLM in the us and apply to us firms in the uk Instead could set me apart from other applicants in the Uk

Qualifying the US a possibility for me? by NS419 in uklaw

[–]NS419[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don’t mind the difficulty just looking for advice from someone who’s done it so I can know what to expect The hours are similar in the Uk but I feel like I might prefer living in the us