<p>I have already posted this message in the section Law. However, because it is also business related, I am posting it here too. Here is my problem: I already have a bachelor degree in Law and some professional experiences from back home. I also currently held a bachelor degree in Finance from University of Maryland (College Park). Now, I intent to go in graduate school. However, I am hesitating between getting a MBA and a Master of Laws (L.L.M, which is an academic degree). What are the job perspectives for these two degrees? Is a MBA much better than a L.L.M? I am not interested in getting a J.D.</p>
<p>This is not the board for this, go to a law school oriented website(like TLS). </p>
<p>My guess is nobody will care about your LLB and LLM in the US. Nobody cares about LLM’s here. The legal market is pretty brutal you know. If you are asking about how it will be treated if you go back to your own country…then you have REALLY come to the wrong forum.</p>
<p>What kind of work do you want to do? Law, Business, teaching? You have a undergrad business degree and law related education work experience, go for the MBA if you want to pursue work in the business area. Not familiar with the LLM degree but it sounds like something for teaching. Just figure out where your trying to end up and backup from that point as to which and how many degrees you need to get you there.</p>
<p>coskat, the LLM is generally aimed at people seeking a certain specialization. It’s usually a huge waste of cash. LLM’s in Tax are quite popular now although general consensus on TaxTalent is that it’s only remotely worthwhile at a top 3 program(NYU, GTown, and surprisingly UF). Even then, it’s tough to get a job if you don’t have a top JD with good grades. Obviously an LLB from a foreign school won’t really fit with that, and it’s hard to say if an LLM in Tax earned in the US will really help if OP goes home to a country with different tax laws…</p>