How is an LL.M. viewed by potential employers?
The LL.M. is an advanced academic credential, but it is only one piece of the “complete package” that employers seek. An LL.M. certainly increases a student’s knowledge in his/her chosen area of study. It further conveys a student’s commitment to an area of practice. Significantly, it allows students the opportunity to network with accomplished faculty, academic professionals, colleagues and other members of the Washington area legal community. In fact, access to the Georgetown Law network can be one of the degree’s most useful attributes. However, the LL.M. is but one of the many factors employers consider when evaluating candidates. Employers consider most favorably those students with as many elements of the “complete package” as possible. Most importantly, employers seek excellent work experience, high LL.M. and J.D. grades, and strong English language skills (both written and oral), if they operate in an English-speaking environment. Therefore, success in the LL.M. program will ad
