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zhenzhenzhen:
+1, I know that these forums are supposed to be a source of help and discussion, but there has to come a point where it just becomes ridiculous like all we can do is search Google for your questions. especially for an aspiring law student where your research skills are so very important.

Hancock:
Google search is not hard. Every state is feeling the squeeze of so many graduates from so many law schools. Just means you have to be super-competitive if you want that law grad role.

j-awad11:

--- Quote from: Arnold Brendenegger on April 09, 2014, 11:48:44 am ---I'm sure you're as equally capable as Hancock is at typing things into a search engine.

--- End quote ---

Thanks for that. The point of me asking here is so I can get some real life opinions from my "fellow" students as to what things entail.
Also, if you have to feel the need to offend or "troll", and not provide a real answer, then there's really no need for you to say anything at all. This forum is for students to connect and help each other out, it's no place for offensive remarks. Thanks.

brenden:
You're welcome.
Opinions are pretty irrelevant though, as far as employment opportunity is concerned. I mean, there either is or there isn't a difficulty in finding graduate roles as a lawyer. No one's opinion will change that.

I regret that you took what I said to be trolling or deliberately offensive. It was neither. It was an honest evaluation of your capabilities, which you should exercise. "Perhaps you could find figures for Victoria, not SA?" is not asking for his opinion. It's asking him to do what you could do just as easily.

I am aware of the purposes of the forums.

Again, you're welcome.


In answering your first question, the JD technically has better job prospects; it's more recognised internationally than the LLB. That said, they're an equivalent qualification, so I can only imagine the job opportunities between the two are equally as horrible.

ninwa:

--- Quote from: j-awad11 on April 09, 2014, 08:13:05 pm ---Thanks for that. The point of me asking here is so I can get some real life opinions from my "fellow" students as to what things entail.
Also, if you have to feel the need to offend or "troll", and not provide a real answer, then there's really no need for you to say anything at all. This forum is for students to connect and help each other out, it's no place for offensive remarks. Thanks.

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Taking the time to do your own research accomplishes at least two things:

1) You will hopefully find solid statistical data on the job market or, at the very least, far more qualified opinions from actual law firm HR managers (some of whom have been quoted in some of the articles which Hancock linked for you, and which I have linked at the top of my Law FAQ thread which is linked in my signature).

The only way university students would be able to answer your question is if:
- they finished both the JD and the LLB with exactly the same extra-curriculars, co-curriculars and GPA; and
- they submitted the exact same resume and cover letter to the exact same law firms.
... which is obviously impossible (but would be an interesting experiment to do).

You should not be basing any career decision on anything a student says. None of us can possibly know the answer to your question.

2) You will hone your research skills, without which you cannot hope to excel in a law degree.

I hope that did not come off too harshly, and gives you some more insight into why you are not getting very many responses.

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