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I won’t take names, but there are tons of people with LLMs from supposedly less prestigious colleges doing far better than Oxbridge and Ivy LLMs. Whatever snobbishness I have seen has been centred around BALLB degrees (NLU vs non-NLU). And what REALLY makes a difference is if you are a finance bro with an IIT-IIM/Ivy MBA background. You will encounter some of them in your professional life. You will then realise who the real Brahmins and Shudras are in terms of degrees!
Coming to my own experience, I went to a very prestigious NLU and then a mid-tier foreign university. Got into corp law (helped by my NLU alumni network), made a shit ton of money, got bored, returned to my hometown, started a business, also made money, then became semi-retired to spend my days trading in stocks and investing, playing squash, reading, and raising a child with my wife (who I met abroad while studying).
Based on my experience, I’d say go for it, enjoy what life gives you and prioritise happiness first!
2. Yes, Oxbridge and top 6 Ivies
3a. 5-6
3b. Again depends on target firm, but at some point extra qualification does not add any perceived value.
1. Are there any advantages or benefits of having done LLM? Are people with masters degree given more preference at the time of hiring?
2. Would an LLM give an advantage only if pursued from specific universities, if yes, then which?
3. Up till what PQE could one consider it being worth doing LLM?
3. What are majorly the factors one should consider for the above?