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L.L.M. Board / Having Law Degree from Foreign Degree but LLM from US.
« on: December 16, 2008, 09:27:23 PM »I am a US citizen who has completed all my education including my bachelor's and Masters (MBA) from US. I have a thought to do law degree (LLB) from Pakistan, and come back to US and do LLM over here and then take the state bar. In my view, by doing so I can get around with LSAT and also I can save thousands of dollars by doing JD, as LLM cost only $34,000 and it is for only one year (full time). The LLB in Pakistan is under British common law and it is a 3 years program and taught in English.
Please advice if it is a good idea or not, and what challenges or disadvantages I could have by having LLM from US but having foreign law degree instead of JD?
I would appreciate your advice.
Thanks
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