TIPS ON WRITING A GREAT LLM PERSONAL STATEMENT


A good LLM personal statement should be persuasive, concise and easy to read. It functions in pretty much the same way as a cover letter in a job application, by pulling together the professional and personal aspects of your life that highlight why you are a good fit for the institution.


Important information your LLM statement should contain: Professionally, you could mention what you studied as an undergrad and whether the LLM is a natural progression or would represent a change in career path, any relevant work or research experience you have, why you chose the LLM and how it will impact on your professional life.


On a personal level you should mention what interests and motivates you, and what happened in your life that put you on the path to applying for an LLM


at that particular institution. For the admissions board to get to know you as an individual, your statement has to be personal to you. This is why it’s not advisable to use the personal statement templates that can be found online. A personal statement that’s truly personal will come across as more heartfelt and genuine.


Don’t make claims you can’t support!


Since you are applying for a postgrad legal program you should be familiar with making persuasive arguments. As legal


arguments are evidence-based, be prepared to apply the same approach in your statement by avoiding unsubstantiated claims.


Don’t just write it, craft it When it comes to the actual writing of your LLM personal statement be prepared to write, edit and rewrite your personal statement several times. Once you’ve written the first one to perfection, it could become your personal template that you can adapt to suit other institutions you’re applying to.


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