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Any use for an American JD in India?

AnonymousLLB 12 Aug 2012, 12:42

Dear All,

I’m an Indian citizen who is currently studying in America. I’m interested in going to law school in America to get a JD and practice law in America. However, I am also interested in moving back to India later in life so that I can be with my family, etc.

I would like to know what possibilites there exist in India for somebody with an American JD degree from a top law school (e.g. Harvard, Columbia, NYU, Chicago). I am interested in two career options: 1. Law and 2. Academia.

Please do advice on my prospects. Thank you very much for your time.

Yours sincerely,

US_Student

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kianganz 16 Aug 2012, 09:32

I think it possibly adds a bit of value, though nothing commensurate to the money you’ll be spending, IMHO.

The situation is probably not dissimilar to an LLM degree - as has been discussed in the past:

Mint article on US job market: http://www.legallyindia.com/201201192506/Analysis/li-mint-us-job-market-remains-in-dumps-92-of-indian-llm-grads-come-home-empty-handed

Domestic LLM recruitments: http://www.legallyindia.com/Graduates-Bar-Exam/llm-recruitments-shunned-by-law-firms-top-nls-llm-grads-go-in-house-teach

General LLM advice article: http://www.legallyindia.com/201201192506/Analysis/li-mint-us-job-market-remains-in-dumps-92-of-indian-llm-grads-come-home-empty-handed

But yes, if you want to do the JD purely to learn and to have the opportunity of working in the US, then go for it, I reckon…