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nimisha123 · May 9, 2009, 09:01 AM

I have Bachelors in LAW.
Which is the better option from employment point of view here in US in between LLM and MBA..

lavanyaa · May 9, 2009, 11:31 AM

Probably LLM since u have finshied the stream lawyer

lavanyaa · May 9, 2009, 11:32 AM

Accrding to your employment basis u can go for MBA

JudyKayTee · May 9, 2009, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by lavanyaa

accrding to your employment basis u can go for MBA

Again in response to one of your posts - what?

pathisfer · May 9, 2009, 04:41 PM

You didn't mention what area of law you may want to specialize in or what your professional experience is. I know many people that got MBA's with no management experience and still have their same position in the company. I also know lawyers that are working as dental hygenists because they didn't realize they'd be shuffling paperwork 60 hrs a week.
I wouldn't go for either degree until you have worked in that field & like it and know what direction you want to take.

JudyKayTee · May 9, 2009, 05:09 PM

Is the "bachelors in law" from one of the on line sites you have questioned or from an accredited law school?

What State offers a bachelors degree in law? A law degree is an advanced degree FOLLOWING your bachelors.

I'm confused - where are you?

nimisha123 · May 9, 2009, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

Is the "bachelors in law" from one of the on line sites you have questioned or from an accredited law school?

What State offers a bachelors degree in law? A law degree is an advanced degree FOLLOWING your bachelors.

I'm confused - where are you?

Currently, I am in Minnesota n Bachelor of Laws degree with Bachelor in commerce degree is from India.

JudyKayTee · May 9, 2009, 06:52 PM

And is your "bachelors IN law" degree from a correspondence school? https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/online...se-350447.html

Fr_Chuck · May 9, 2009, 07:18 PM

Yes, what school is this

pathisfer · May 9, 2009, 07:48 PM

I am not aware of any state school that offers an undergraduate law degree, even online. There are degrees online that offer a paralegal degree or a certificate to work in a law office. I'm also a little confused because you state that you already have a Bachelor's degree so I'm not sure why you are enrolled in another undergraduate program, especially one that's not accredited.
Can you please clarify?

JudyKayTee · May 10, 2009, 04:20 AM

Originally Posted by pathisfer

I am not aware of any state school that offers an undergraduate law degree, even online. There are degrees online that offer a paralegal degree or a certificate to work in a law office. I'm also a little confused because you state that you already have a Bachelor's degree so I'm not sure why you are enrolled in another undergraduate program, especially one that's not accredited.
Can you please clarify?

It's properly called a Bachelors in Legal Studies. Of course, it's pretty worthless from a correspondence school, but that's what it's called.

pathisfer · May 10, 2009, 10:03 AM

Those are two very different fields, to answer the original question. I'm not familiar with the LLM but I do know quite a bit about the MBA: An MBA without work experience in that field won't get you much of anywhere, it will just be a title or piece of paper. Most decent programs will require that you have work experience (preferably management experience) and then it will help you move up the corporate ladder. I'm not discouraging that degree but I just know so many people that have one and it didn't change their earnings or their position. The ones that actually got something tangible out of it were already managers and the company was helping them pay for the degree and when they finished, they moved up into regional management but they had already been managers for a few years. If you do decide to do an MBA, I would make sure you select a program that requires you to do an internship so you can at least get a foot in the door at a company and also take elective courses in Information Technology which will give you more marketable skills. An MBA is such a general degree and it does look good when you have that to add to a list of accomplishments you already have on your resume.
If you are mainly concerned with how employable you'll be, take a look at all the job openings lately- most have to do with healthcare like surgical technicians, physical therapists, nurses, etc.. and with all the baby boomers retiring, the healthcare field with have constand demands for qualified candidates in the years to come.
What work experience do you have?

nimisha123 · May 10, 2009, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by pathisfer

I am not aware of any state school that offers an undergraduate law degree, even online. There are degrees online that offer a paralegal degree or a certificate to work in a law office. I'm also a little confused because you state that you already have a Bachelor's degree so I'm not sure why you are enrolled in another undergraduate program, especially one that's not accredited.
Can you please clarify?

I am a law graduate from India (Bachelor of Law) which is called as JD here in US.
I am not enrolled yet to any on-line course. Please advise me as which are online certificate courses/ paralegal certificate which will permit me to work in law firm. Currently, I am in state of Minnesota.

Very thanks for your guidance.

Fr_Chuck · May 10, 2009, 06:34 PM

There is no online school that has any value in Minnesota.

You can contact the bar association as to the value of your degree as a foreign law student.

Also there are exemptions for doing legal work that is for India, so you may want to discuss this with the BAR.

But you may be able to do legal research, legal clerk or more with what you have

JudyKayTee · May 11, 2009, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by nimisha123

I am a law graduate from India (Bachelor of Law) which is called as JD here in US.
I am not enrolled yet to any on-line course. Please advise me as which are online certificate courses/ paralegal certificate which will permit me to work in law firm. Currently, I am in state of Minnesota.

very thanks for your guidance.

I'll post the information a second time: "It's properly called a Bachelors in Legal Studies. Of course, it's pretty worthless from a correspondence school, but that's what it's called."

SailorMark · Jun 1, 2009, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by JudyKayTee

Is the "bachelors in law" from one of the on line sites you have questioned or from an accredited law school?

What State offers a bachelors degree in law? A law degree is an advanced degree FOLLOWING your bachelors.

I'm confused - where are you?

A bachelor of law degree (LLB) is from countries where they practice common law and do not need to have a prior bachelors degree to practice. England has it and quite a few others. It is not deemed necessary in such countries to earn a bachelors degree in something else first.

JudyKayTee · Jun 1, 2009, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by SailorMark

A bachelor of law degree (LLB) is from countries where they practice common law and do not need to have a prior bachelors degree to practice. England has it and quite a few others. It is not deemed necessary in such countries to earn a bachelors degree in something else first.

That's probably why OP said he got his Bachelors in Law in India.

SailorMark · Jun 1, 2009, 05:23 PM

In this case it depends on what you want to do when you are done with your education... practice law or go into business management? After you answer that question the one you posted here would be easy to answer!