The Career Services Offices (CSO) is dedicated to helping all students at the Law School, including those who are working towards their LL.M. degree. LL.M. students are welcome to meet with a CSO career counselor to discuss job search strategies, resume and cover letter production, and take advantage of the many resources that the CSO has to offer.
Although many of the employers who recruit at the Law School are primarily interested in recruiting students in the J.D. program, LL.M. students may be eligible to participate in on-campus interviews and off-campus job fairs.
International LL.M. students have the unique opportunity to participate in the International Student Interview Program, which is held in January at New York University (NYU) School of Law, and the West Coast LL.M. Job Fair, which is held in February at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law.
Foreign lawyers in the LL.M. program may apply to work in the United States for a period of six months to one year after they graduate, as part of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) allowed under their student visas. Information regarding this program is available at the University of Texas International Office website.
The LL.M. program is not intended to prepare foreign lawyers to practice in the United States. The LL.M. degree does not itself constitute a credential qualifying foreign lawyers to practice law in the United States. Each of the 50 states regulates the admissions of attorneys to the practice of law within its jurisdiction. The requirements for bar admission vary from state to state.
Foreign attorneys should communicate directly with the Board of Law Examiners of the state where they are interested in practicing. A directory of state bar admissions offices can be found on the American Bar Association website along with “The Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admissions”.