I am a 2nd year law student from India.I want to continue my LLM in one of the top law schools in the US.?
I want to specialise in corporate law.After going through the site of Yale I saw that the course is mainly for those interested in teaching law while going through the site of another top law school they said they provide placement assitance. I am not interested in teaching as of today,so am confused whether I want to continue LLm.... Please advice. only genuine answers please
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Yale
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Baylor (Texas) Cal Poly Tech (Cali) for corporate law.
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DePaul University, Northwestern University, and Harvard University all have great law programs.
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Dude, Arizona State University School of Law is great, two of my family are graduates from ASU Law School. Your Avater picture looks just like me when I was a kid!
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Where you finally decide to go based on your concern for Law Practice, should take into consideration the state or in your case National Bar Exams that will license your concern! Yale will dispute being a teacher's course, prepare you for most Law Practices and the contacts you make there could be quite helpful. In Corporate Law however, New York Law School, dispute being a State Institution may be your best choice due to the proximity to Wall Street and the possibilities for internships. Likewise it will best prepare you for that State Bar Exam which is a good Vita plus!
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I presume you're expressing an interest in corporate law because you'd like to work for one of the largest, highest paying law firms in the country. Frankly, the only reason these firms pay $125,000 a year to newly-minted lawyers is because they're expected to often work over 100 hours per week and put up with abuse that would never be tolerated by a lesser-paid person. But if this is what you want, there's only one way to get it. And that is to get admitted into the most prestigious law school that will accept you. The large, corporate law firms receive over 10,000 resumes each year. Recruiters don't have time to peruse all of your qualifications; so they first look for a reason NOT to hire you. And the first thing they'll look at is where you got your degree from. If it didn't come from a top-15 or top-20 law school (as defined each year by US News & World Report), you'll get nothing except a polite rejection letter. Generally speaking, the only exceptions are if you've got an inside connection with someone at the firm (friend, family, etc.), or if you're politically connected. My advice is to apply several (if not all) of the top-20 law schools and hope that one of them admits you. If you get admitted by more than one school, then you have the luxury of being more selective. If you truly possess the credentials to become admitted to Yale, then you are also qualified for admission into Harvard. Yale is traditionally regarded as more laid back, philosophical and academic-oriented; a much higher percentage of Yale Law School graduates go into judicial clerkships, academia, and government positions than graduates of Harvard. Harvard, on the other hand, has a reputation for admitting students that are much more competitive and offers a stronger emphasis on real-world applications. A much higher percentage of HLS graduates go to work for corporate law firms than YLS grads. A search of the biggest firms at www.martindale.com will reveal that almost all of the attorneys in large, corporate firms graduated from law schools ranked in the U.S. News top 20. So if this is truly your goal, then that is where you should start. Good luck.
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