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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Well said, and of course, thanks for putting this in context.
My intention was to advice the NUS grad who asked whether it made sense for him to do a LLM after grad from NUS. Clearly it depends where he/she was going to do it.
It’s a no brainer if it’s a LLM from Harv, Yale, Oxbridge.
Anything after that, you’ve to think hard weighing the cost and time as against PQE. |
For non-HYOC LLMs that's the only benefit. Same for undergraduate. Practise Singapore law (
NUS, no Oxbridge as you are likely not to need it. The order is
NUS =
SMU > Oxford, Cambridge,
LSE, UCL). In Singapore circles
NUS is king.
Practise foreign law - look to the schools that are reputed there. Stanford is good placement for US firms.
For good options in both - Cambridge, Oxford, London. Obviously the higher you go the higher statistical probability you'll get a MC/SC job. Diversity is a myth, it is doublespeak for low prospects. If you have to rely on that concept to justify yourself, it probably does not bode well.
NUS with LLM or
NUS with high 2.1 and extracurriculars or
NUS with FCH (you need to justify the gap as to why you're practising the law of another legal system. One way is to show you are really good at Singapore law, likely to catch on quick post-UK bar).
[ Understanding diversity in the UK context - for a period of time before this diversity catch word, all barristers were firsts from Oxbridge and Dist BCL (majority still are. Try getting into Blackstone or Fountain without being blue enough). All Magic Circles hired in the past like White Shoes (yes, solicitors did not need law degrees but stark majority were Oxbridge Harrow Eton blue bloods doing subjects like history. They are likely to be your partners and senior partners). Basically, law was an old boys' club. ]