University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School LLM: A World Class Experience

On three. One, two, three. The motivation behind me pursuing an LLM was primarily for me to take a break and step back from the high transaction work that I was doing. It also gave me a chance to kind of re-evaluate what I wanted to do with my career in the future, as well as explore a new jurisdiction. When I did my research, I was very excited that no matter what classes I do take, I'm definitely going to get one of the best experiences possible. And in addition to that, I think there were so many different extracurriculars that were open to students here that coming here was an easy decision. The preterm program was one of the best programs that I have attended. It essentially prepared us for the rest of the year academically. But at the same time, we had a very social and exciting time with my classmates. We went out a lot. We toured Philly and got to know the city very well. But it was also the time that we got to really know each other, know each other's names, aspirations, and which we tend to refer to up until today. Our class is very diverse, actually. We are a little bit more than 100 people, but we are represented by more than 40 countries. That made my experience at Penn so special. I made meaningful connections with so many lawyers that I would love to work, continue the relationship, but also visit these countries. And yeah, so I love my colleagues at Penn. I did the WBLC program, or the Wharton Business and Law Certificate program, and I think it's fantastic. We can specialize further, learning more about corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, global strategic management negotiations. Because we are working for institutions, law firms, corporations, some of us are in-house counsels. It's a very important program for us, and Wharton provides us the business perspective of the law. What's great about Philly is that it sort of holds the middle ground between a student town and one of the big cities, such as D.C. or New York. And I really appreciate it for this. So you can be at the law school and in the center of the city with a 30-minute walk. It has some great places to go out and some incredible food. Yeah, it's a beautiful city. There's a lot of history here as well, which you also feel throughout the law school. The two are quite connected. My sense is that it's been both a learning experience that really will allow me to take my career to the next level with all the additional knowledge. But more than that, I feel sort of people that I got to know here. Either the professors, the guests we were having, my classmates who are some really fantastic people doing incredible work. There's this really true, really honest sense of we're all in this together. And my sense is that would be sort of that network, that connection will sort of be the linchpin for the next things I want to do in life. My advice for the incoming class is be curious. Engage with your peers. Network, network, network. Attend presentations, attend conferences, symposiums. Engage in a student group activity. Go to office hours. Talk to your professors. Express your interests. Penn Career Law is a place that will enable completely different possibilities no matter what's your intention.