Rachaita Saha shares her thoughts on an LL.M. at the College of Law in Florida State University. what got her to FSU, and a lot more.
First Person Accounts: Balaji H. Iyer on the IDR LL.M. at Humboldt University of Berlin
International Commercial Arbitration was taught by four different professors, with different cultural and work backgrounds. Interacting with Professor Gerhard Wagner (my thesis supervisor) was in itself an experience.
First Person Accounts: Pavithra Jaidev on the LL.M. at the University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Do your research thoroughly, read the market carefully, see what kind of scholarships and opportunities you can avail, talk to people, network, collect information and plan ahead. You don’t want to get stuck once you land there and end up going back empty handed, because that would be just very disappointing.
First Person Accounts: Shouryendu Ray on the LL.M. at UPenn, writing the NY Bar & more
The LL.M. course is an immersive, rigorous programme with a steep learning curve. It doesn’t help that the setting is also unfamiliar. But it is truly an other-worldly experience – a chance for you to make friends with people from all around the world, get exposed to their culture and way of thinking and see things from a very different perspective.
First Person Accounts: Riya P. Raaj on the GPLL.M. at the University of Toronto
Think about the course that calls to you, that you can proudly say you hold a master's degree in. What you can proudly say, not your family and not society. Do an LL.M only if you want to.
First Person Accounts: Arushi Bajpai on an LL.M. in International Criminal Law, University of Kent
Being industrious during your LLM will reap rich dividends after your graduate. Do remember that even before you’ll realise, your LLM will be over, so you won’t have enough time to read everything and grasp all of what is being thrown at you
First Person Accounts: Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj on the LL.M. at Michigan Law
Apart from UMich, I looked at Oxbridge, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Chicago and Berkeley. Of these, I received acceptances from Berkeley and Michigan, while UChicago placed me on their waitlist.
First Person Accounts: Shubhi Pandey on the LL.M. at Seoul National University
The main benefit of living in a city such as Seoul is the cultural exchange that one can experience. Seoul has so much to offer. The people are warm and welcoming here. You get a lot of exposure.
First Person Accounts (International): Nur Ben-Hamida on the LL.M. at Glasgow University
The publishing industry is perfect for someone who has studied law, especially Intellectual Property Law, as almost every aspect of publishing is touched in some way by Intellectual Property and governed by law.
First Person Accounts: Tanmay Patnaik on the LL.M. at Fordham Law School
Tanmay Patnaik , Principal Associate at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, on his LL.M. experience at Fordham Law School
The Amicus Interviews: Vismay Shroff on teaching at GLC-Mumbai, the LL.M. at Duke University & more
If a law school has served you well, you will be a better person along with being a law graduate.
First Person Accounts: Asmita Singh on the International Dispute Resolution LL.M. at Humboldt University of Berlin
First Person Accounts (FPA’s) are meant to provide a first-hand account of law graduates who have pursued, or are pursuing, a post-graduate course (LL.M. or otherwise) from different universities across the world. In this edition, I speak with Asmita Singh, who is currently enrolled for the LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution at the Humboldt University of … Continue reading First Person Accounts: Asmita Singh on the International Dispute Resolution LL.M. at Humboldt University of Berlin
First Person Accounts: Tishita Mukherjee on an LL.M. at the National University of Singapore (NUS)
"There is no ‘right’ time for a post-graduate degree. No matter when you decide to do it, it will be beneficial in its own way. So trust the motivations that come from within and everything else will fall into place. "
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.
The LLM #Admission Interviews: Esra Ozcan, Koç University Law School
LLM students on the thesis track may receive up to full tuition waiver depending on their success during the interview and written exam. Also international students will find Turkey more affordable in terms of living costs comparing to traditional graduate destinations.
First Person Accounts: Surya Kapoor on the LL.M. at Georgetown University
An LLM abroad is a great journey, if you know your destination. Make sure you know why you want to pursue your masters and then give it your all. This will be the best time of your life.