Career Planning & Professionalism The Career Planning and Placement Office counsels students interested in learning about the U.S. legal job market. While the great majority of our LLM students return directly to careers in their home countries, each year many explore the possibility of staying in the U.S. to work after obtaining their degrees. Foreign trained attorneys attending any U.S. law school should be forewarned that there are substantial barriers, including restrictions on licensing, to the employment of LLM graduates in this country. Only a very restricted group of U.S. law firms will consider hiring foreign-trained attorneys who – regardless of their other achievements – lack the JD degree awarded by a U.S. law school. To address this challenge, a designated counselor in the Career Planning & Professionalism advises students about strategies for identifying opportunities and approaching potential employers in the most effective manner.
“Whether your career goals include seeking employment in the U.S. or elsewhere or returning to your employer, the Career Planning & Professionalism team is committed to helping you further develop professional skills during your LLM year. We provide both LLM-specific career programming and individual counseling for LLM students.” Heather Frattone L’98 Associate Dean, Career Planning & Professionalism