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"After finishing the LLM at Nottingham, I worked as a barrister with an international law firm, while at the same time finishing my PhD thesis. Two years later, I joined the Federal Foreign Office and became a diplomat. Currently, I am Political Officer at the German Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya."
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"After I finished my postgraduate study in 2008, I continued working with Bahar & Partners, one of the leading law firms in Jakarta. At the beginning of 2010, I was promoted to become a Partner of the firm. I believe that my studying experience in University of Nottingham is very valuable for current and future employment."
"After my Master’s degree at Nottingham I was accepted to do a five-month internship in the Directorate-General for the Environment of the European Commission, where I was able to gain some interesting first work experience."
"Whilst studying at Nottingham I secured a job working as a policy analyst on international issues at HM Treasury. My job involves writing submissions on various aspects of law, co-ordinating Government policy on international tax and development issues and going to meetings between Ministers and stakeholders."
"Immersing myself for one year in the intensive LLM programme of the Nottingham University Law School, I had acquired an up-to-date knowledge of international law, which was later instantly and effectively applied in my work in the International Law and Treaties Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon my return to Vietnam."
"Along with several of my course-mates, I went to The Hague immediately after completing my LLM. There, I undertook two internships, one with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court's Legal Section, and another with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia's (ICTY) Trial Chamber II. In May 2007, I began working as a drafter/researcher for a defence team in the Gotovina et al. proceedings before the ICTY."
"After attaining my LLM, I returned to my home country and was elevated to the position of Lecturer. I had applied for a PhD position with the International Centre for Development and Decent Work (graduate school), University of Kassel, Germany to undertake an interdisciplinary socio-legal study linking migration to development which is what I am doing now. I believe studying at Nottingham prepared me for this."
"Upon returning to my native Canada, I have used my experiences from Nottingham to push the boundaries. I have secured a job in the disability advocacy arena, and also started The Rose Centre for Young Adults with Disabilities, a charitable organization focused on social barriers created by disabilities."
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"I am now a head of the Estonian Human Rights Centre, which was created recently by like-minded people to fill the gap in human rights protection in Estonia. The course gave me an international perspective to human rights situation in a specific country. I will no longer merely look at the internal regulation of Estonia but see that in parallel with international law and obligations that Estonia has agreed to."
"The course allowed me to gain a more legal background and widen my theoretical knowledge. I am currently working for the ICRC in West Africa and feel I can refer back to what I learnt 3 years ago to help me carry out my work adequately. I would recommend studying law at Nottingham, for it can suit every student’s wishes and interests, and offer a wide range of opportunities for engaging students in research, internships and seminars."
"The LLM course gave me the specialised knowledge in international law which later enabled me to embark on my PhD research. The LLM at Nottingham was thus my bridge to legal academia. I am now an Anglo-German Fellow in the Institute of European and Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford."
"After completing the LL.M., I began a Ph.D. in Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Already, the LL.M. has served to anchor my understanding of public policy while I am learning the theory of my field and beginning research on international security policy and foreign affairs."
"I am now working with “Environment-People-Law” in Ukraine and in addition I have started two courses at the university Law school entitled: International Environmental Law and The European Convention on Human Rights. Both are delivered in English for master law students. One of the courses is based on my LLM course, thus all the books, articles and papers we studied in Nottingham are very helpful now."
"The modules offered and knowledge I gained during my time studying the LLM at the University of Nottingham had a direct influence on my employment prospects. It was studying the LLM which gave me the opportunity to start at Citigroup in investment banking only one week after handing my dissertation in."
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