What is the scope after LLM in international law?

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To work as a public international lawyer you will usually need:
-Qualification as a lawyer in a legal jurisdiction. -Relevant language skills. -Relevant international experience (e. g. an overseas seat as part of a training contract, YPP programme, a traineeship with an intergovernmental body and possibly more experience too. )
-A Masters-level law degree (e. g. LL. M. BCL or MJur) in a relevant area can be helpful, particularly for academic or EU roles, but this can be substituted for by relevant professional experience for those that move later into these areas. To work as a private international lawyer you will usually need:
-Qualification as a lawyer in a legal jurisdiction
-Relevant experience with an international practice area (e. g. relevant seats during your training contract)
-Relevant language skills, if required. You can do LL. M. 1 year programme which useful in research institutes, thinktanks and NGOs working on policy issues as well. Considering that a large number of law schools in India now pay quite well, this is significant. Similarly, requirement of lawyers are thinktanks, NGOs and research bodies have drastically increased over the last few years. These are great career opportunities. LL. M. in commonly offered in Criminal law, Constitutional law, Cyber law, International law, etc. LL. M. - 2 years and LL. M. - 1 year both have same scope, you can save time in 1 year programme. There are multiple universities from where you can do 1-year LL. M. Like IILM University Gurugram offers with Moot Court Internship, Seminar, Workshops, Experiential Learning along with Inter-Disciplinary Curriculum. IILM University Gurugram conducts interviews of prospective students. The admission is decided mainly on the credential and merits of the prospective students. After successfully completing this programme, one may choose a career as specialisation lawyers, working in corporates, public offices, professors, judges, diplomats, human rights activists, researchers, business professionals etc. For more details, you can visit their website:https://iilm.edu.in/law-admissions.

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To work as a public international lawyer you will usually need: -Qualification as a lawyer in a legal jurisdiction. -Relevant language skills. -Relevant international experience (e. g. an overseas seat as part of a training contract, YPP programme, a traineeship with an intergovernmental body and possibly more experience too. ) -A Masters-level law degree (e. g. LL. M. BCL or MJur) in a relevant area can be helpful, particularly for academic or EU roles, but this can be substituted for by relevant professional experience for those that move later into these areas. To work as a private international lawyer you will usually need: -Qualification as a lawyer in a legal jurisdiction -Relevant experience with an international practice area (e. g. relevant seats during your training contract) -Relevant language skills, if required. You can do LL. M. 1 year programme which useful in research institutes, thinktanks and NGOs working on policy issues as well. Considering that a large number of law schools in India now pay quite well, this is significant. Similarly, requirement of lawyers are thinktanks, NGOs and research bodies have drastically increased over the last few years. These are great career opportunities. LL. M. in commonly offered in Criminal law, Constitutional law, Cyber law, International law, etc. LL. M. - 2 years and LL. M. - 1 year both have same scope, you can save time in 1 year programme. There are multiple universities from where you can do 1-year LL. M. Like IILM University Gurugram offers with Moot Court Internship, Seminar, Workshops, Experiential Learning along with Inter-Disciplinary Curriculum. IILM University Gurugram conducts interviews of prospective students. The admission is decided mainly on the credential and merits of the prospective students. After successfully completing this programme, one may choose a career as specialisation lawyers, working in corporates, public offices, professors, judges, diplomats, human rights activists, researchers, business professionals etc. For more details, you can visit their website:<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://iilm.edu.in/law-admissions" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://iilm.edu.in/law-admissions</a>.