Hello,

i am a lawyer from India with5 years of work experience. i am working with a company as a Manager and take care of their commercial agreements and other business specific legal work.

My fiance is in USA working on his OPT visa, i would be soon moving to USA as his dependent, hence would like to understand the scope of further studies in USA.

i am confused between MBA and LLM as a career in USA, i would be located in SC, can somebody suggest a Best MBA school in SC and also help me know the current market to choose the right course/subject.

any additional suggestions will be highly appreciated.

An LLM will not be useful. US companies will want to hire someone with a JD, or who has passed the bar in their state.

The best MBA in SC is at USC.

Thank you Duncan.

I appreciate your prompt reply. while searching a business school i came across a course in international MBA (language and global Track ) offered by Moore university. http://mooreschool.sc.edu/imba.aspx

if you have any details or suggestion about the course please do let me know. Also any suggestions on choosing the subjects will be a great help.

Yes, the Darla Moore School is the business school of USC. That's the one I was referring too. If you look at the employment trends you'll see that the outcomes are not as great for international students (http://mooreschool.sc.edu/imba/careermanagement/employmenttrends.aspx) as for permanent residents. You can also see which roles are getting the highest salaries. It would take us a lot more time to look at your skills and capacities in order to work out which track there you should follow, but I would suggest - as a starting hypothesis - the finance track.

Thank you Duncan.

Oh, and take a look at this: http://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/05/07/how-to-get-in-university-of-south-carolina-darla-moore-school-of-business

I think it's a little more complex than that. LLMs do provide value, especially for foreign candidates seeking employment in the US. Whether that value is worth more than an MBA depends on the candidate's long-term career goals. I was reading an article recently that said that a lot of time, US firms will hire foreign LLMs to place in offices in the candidate's home country, however, this is not always the case. Firms often value the networking opportunities that foreign LLMs have, especially in bringing new clients to the firm. Check out the article here:

http://www.llm-guide.com/article/534/do-law-firms-value-the-llm

An LLM will not be useful. US companies will want to hire someone with a JD, or who has passed the bar in their state.

The article that Ralph points to is really useful. Of course I don't mean that LLMs are not useful for *anyone*: I am making the point that they will not be useful for *you* in finding work in South Carolina. In South Carolina, only JD (or LLB) graduates of ABA-accredited law schools may sit for the bar exam. You may be able to offer some legal consultancy services without the bar exam, but you cannot work as lawyer there.

i am a law graduate from india and want to pursue higher education abroad. i am currently working in the legal deptt. of a bank . i really am confused between an LLM or an MBA . which of the two would open up better job prospects abroad ? can someone please provide any feedback or advice?

Also, I am currently expecting a call from ILF Frankfurt for LLM Finance......

An LLM won't allow you to practise law, so an MBA opens more doors. If you speak German, Germany is a good option.