I recommend the course highly to lawyers and non-lawyers alike for three primary reasons – a nuanced understanding of intellectual property rights; prospective internship and career opportunities post-graduation with WIPO, EUIPO and distinguished professors; and excellent networking opportunities.
First Person Accounts: Stutee Nag on the IP LL.M. at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
"I managed to reach out to some good law firms in New York through the faculty. It was a great networking experience altogether. In other words, I built the foundation of my career in the U.S. at Franklin Pierce itself"
First Person Accounts: Vineet Hegde on the Georgetown LL.M., PhD at KU Leuven
I know I have also made some friends for life. I have taken up learning a new language, trying my hand at a musical instrument, abstract painting, reading books in my mother tongue etc. Bottomline: zero regrets.
First Person Accounts: Tanya Kalyanvala on the LL.M. at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)
There is no such thing as a ‘one size fits all’! What worked for someone else may not necessarily work for you; the same logic applies for an LLM as well!
First Person Accounts: Aishwarya Mysuru Sagar on the LL.M. at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
Please do write your SOP with honesty; write about yourself and your future plans. Remember that the SoP represents you in your absence.
First Person Accounts: Vishal Sharma on the LL.M. at Cardiff University
I choose Cardiff University as the framework of the course was based on a combination of International Law and International Relations which aims at analysing the legal and political aspects of international affairs affecting public systems all across the world
First Person Accounts: Sindana Ulaganathan on the LL.M. Finance, at the Institute for Law & Finance (ILF)
From a first reading of the description of the courses offered and based on the fact that only about 60 students are admitted each year, I expected the LL.M. Finance program to be competitive and challenging.
First Person Accounts: Rupavardhini B.R. on the LL.M. at Harvard Law School
The civil services are still fairly a generalist’s domain but I hoped a masters would allow more opportunities for me to work in specific areas. An LLM felt like a better fit with my law degree rather than a public policy course.
First Person Accounts: Poornima Balasubramanian on the LL.M. at LSE
Do a masters if you believe it will truly add value to you. If along the way you do get a job abroad, give yourself a pat on the back and grab it!
First Person Accounts: Pallavi Chandrasekhar on the LL.M. at the NYU School of Law
In 2017, Pallavi Chandrasekhar graduated with an LL.M. from the School of Law at New York University.
First Person Accounts: Tinaz Kalyanvala on the International Dispute Resolution LLM, QMUL
In addition to the course being taught from an international comparative point of view our classes at any given point in time easily has students from a minimum of 10 jurisdictions if not more.
First Person Accounts: Poroma Banerjee on the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center LL.M.
If you join as a scholar you learn from lawyers, if you join as a lawyer you learn from scholars. After the completion of the course you will be wired to think differently and get involved in business approached that include innovation.
First Person Accounts: Aakash Kumbhat on the Competition Law LL.M. at University College London (UCL)
Aakash Kumbhat is currently an LL.M. candidate at the University College London, where he is specialising in competition law.
First Person Accounts: Meera Nazer on the European Masters in Law and Economics (EMLE)
Meera Nazer completed the European Masters in Law and Economics ('18), a course she undertook right after completing her undergraduate degree from NUALS.
First Person Accounts: Spriha Bhandari on the LL.M. in Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, Cornell Tech
Cornell Tech is the only post grad school that allows one to pursue an LLM which is completely centred around technology.
First Person Accounts: Harisankar Mahapatra on the Arbitration LLM at Miami University School of Law
My first and foremost (albeit philosophical) advice would be to question yourself do you absolutely need an LLM since it is a significant investment of resources and time, so it is only logical that you question if you really need to do an LLM.