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Top 10 Reasons for Doing an LLM Programme - brought to you by llmstudy.com


Having an LLM qualification can be rewarding; especially in today’s job market, where employers are constantly raising the barriers of the coveted dream jobs many graduates have their eyes on. Students decide to study a Master of Laws program for different reasons; here are top 10 reasons for doing an LLM program.


Employability


Some employers expressly state that they prefer candidates who have a postgraduate degree. Even where it has not been stated, an LLM is an asset that enables you to stand out amidst the throngs of other jobseekers. In today’s tough, competitive job market, having an LLM is a great addition to your portfolio and CV, it can facilitate your dream job, showing employers that you have intellectual ability. Intellectual skill is part of the competency framework employer’s use when assessing candidates.


Increase Knowledge


An LLM allows you to progressively further and continue your education, some students do an LLM to increase their knowledge of the law or specialize in a legal field. There are over 40 universities in the UK offering over 350 Master of Laws programs, and this demonstrates that there are many areas of the law that students can specialise in to increase their


knowledge, for instance LLM in Criminal Litigation, Commercial law, Human Rights Law and so on.


Travel


Studying an LLM program is a great excuse to travel to a different country. Many adventurous students embark on their LLM programs to experience a new culture and place. As a result, the LLM facilitates an immersion into the new culture,


creating an avenue for the foreign student’s to mix with the locals. It is possible that many students continue to live or relocate to the country where they have done their LLM program. For example you could choose to travel to Aberdeen to study an LLM program in oil and gas/ marine law, as the city is synonymous with oil and gas. Aberdeen has the second largest heliport in the world; with service


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