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.
Amicus Interviews: Nishant Gokhale on Indian law schools, legal education & more (Part II)
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.
First Person Accounts: Praggya Surana on the LLM from Harvard Law School
It’s definitely been the best year of my life. I had heard this cliché from so many of my seniors but I finally understand it.
First Person Accounts: Vatsal Vasudev on the LL.M. at Harvard Law School
I would like to put it out there that one need not have studied at one of the top law schools or have the best grades possible to have a shot at getting into their preferred law school, so long as they can show that they excelled at something they considered the most meaningful as a student or a practitioner.
First Person Accounts: Sagnik Das on the Inlaks scholarship, LL.M. at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School teaches you not just what the law is, but really much more about how to question it and develop a critical and analytical approach to its study.
First Person Accounts: Nehaa Chaudhari on an LLM from Harvard Law School, Berkman Klein Centre & more
Nehaa Chaudhari is an LLM grad from Harvard Law School ('17). She shares tips on writing the personal statement, research assistantships, and more.