Law schools need to create incentives to enable students to take up work that they are passionate about, rather than doing a bewildering number of internships for the sole reason that other law students are.
The Amicus Interviews: Nishant Gokhale on Harvard Law, Gates Cambridge & more (Part I)
The LL.M. is a broad-ranging experience so the purpose cannot be anything but subjective. Ask yourself why you want to do it and this will likely yield answers to when and where you would like to pursue it.
Repost: Raushan T Jaswal breaks down US & UK LL.M. applications
Raushan Tara Jaswal is an incoming LL.M. candidate at the University of Cambridge, and is also the recipient of the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship.
The Amicus Interviews: Shilpi Nanda on the Cambridge LL.M. + Ph.D. at National University of Singapore (Part II)
"Research helps you find and create knowledge, but teaching within and outside the classroom enables you to disseminate and discuss that knowledge."
The Amicus Interviews: Shilpi Nanda on the Cambridge LL.M. + Ph.D. at National University of Singapore (Part I)
Law students often believe that a doctoral degree is pursued only to undertake a career in academia or research. However, this is not necessarily true. A PhD teaches you much more than just research and writing.
First Person Accounts: Shanya Ruhela on the Cambridge LLM, PhD at Tilburg University
A Ph.D. is about finding your method in madness. One realises that a doctorate journey (like life itself) is a process. There are Eureka moments but these are few and far between.
First Person Accounts: Akber Ahmad on an LLM from Cambridge University, UK law schools & more
Akber Ahmed shares his experiences as an LLM student at Cambridge University,
First Person Accounts: Pranjal Doshi on the MCL from Cambridge University
Pranjal Doshi is currently enrolled in the Masters in Corporate Law course (MCL) at Cambridge University (Class of '19).