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As someone who completed their LLM two year ago, let me be very clear, do not waste your time pursuing an LLM if you do not want to go into academia! That's it.
I like most of you, though an LLM would be some special drug that would cure everything. Yet that's not the case at all !
Year 01 : Post my LLM, applied to hundreds of places, got no final job. Dejected I started working in litigation. No one even bats an eye whether you're an LLM or LLB, as long as you show up to work, do work and stop complaining.
Year 02 : After one year of experience in litigation, I applied to a tier 2-ish firm and got in. Not because of my 1 year LLM, but because of my 1 year court experience. I also got to know that if I had not done my LLM earlier but instead worked litigation, i would have had a 2 year litigation experience which would open even more doors.
Year 03 : Currently, I have one year of litigation and one year of firm experience and the opportunities are now endless. So, in the end experience>degrees.
All of you who think an extra degree, especially like an LLM, would open doors for you, then no ! Absolutely not. An LLM is only for academics, and even then you'll need a PhD to actually get in, as inflation of useless and uninterested young NET qualified individuals is high.
Instead work in litigation or lower tier firms to establish a work experience.