If the future employment is domestic, LLM is enough, not JD.
United States of America
LLM is a relatively watery one in America. . . Some teachers directly said that in the United States, this is a degree that can be obtained by paying money. For the school, opening LLM is to make money. But after all, after studying hard for a year, there will still be improvement, and it is ok to come back. But there are many LLM in China. LLM requires a bachelor degree in law, and the landlord can apply for LLM.
JD is very watery. If you study JD seriously, I heard some JD graduates say that it is very possible for people with poor English to sleep only 2-3 hours a day. JD has a high tuition fee for three years, and basically can't get a scholarship. JD doesn't need a bachelor's degree in law, and for American schools, I hope your bachelor's degree is not law. JD doesn't need to finish LLM before applying. Instead, he took the LSAT exam and applied for it with LSAT scores, even if he didn't get TOEFL scores. Of course, LSAT is an exam whose difficulty coefficient is described as twice that of GRE. . . JD is not much in China at present, and the prospect of coming back should be good. But you have to consider how long it will take to return to your capital after three years of investment ~ (personal opinion)
As for the examination of lawyers in the United States, it seems that LLM can't be tested in some schools, but JD can. Of course, if you practice in America, you must have a bar.
I don't know much about it in Europe, but if I go to Germany, I must learn German. Germany's legal system seems to be really long, and it is difficult to qualify as a lawyer. Dutch international law has a good direction ~
About major. . .
Originally, I was also interested in the direction of international law (including national economy and national privacy), but later I was told by a senior student of international law that international law was useless. . . Even the current development of international economic law is not good. . . Another senior who just returned from JD said that at present, the better direction for the United States is only intellectual property rights, and there is no international law or civil and commercial law to do it. As you know, intellectual property has a good prospect at present, but it is difficult for law students with non-science background to control it. Trademark law and copyright law are ok, right? Then the trademark law is relatively unprofitable. . . What major is better? Now I'm confused, too . .
Studying abroad in law seems to have a bright future, but I don't want to hit the landlord at all ~ because I'm still struggling. Personally, I think I can study LLM excessively first, on the one hand, I am familiar with the language, on the other hand, I am familiar with the foreign legal system. It is up to me whether I want to continue studying JD. Personally, I think it will be very rewarding to go out and work hard and study hard for a few years. Although the legal market in the United States is not very good at present, only 50% JD graduates are engaged in legal-related work, but I think your training and academic gains can be rewarded in all aspects.
The above are basically all kinds of hearsay. . . For reference only. But come on!