Syracuse Law LLM program 2015

Syracuse Law is now accepting fall 2015 applications for our J.D. and LL.M. in American Law programs.

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Catholic University of America LLM program overview

Overview

For over one hundred years, The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law has trained many of the nation's most distinguished lawyers and judges. In law firms, federal and local government, the judiciary, and the public sector, our graduates are recognized for their knowledge, competence and ethics. Committed to providing the highest quality legal education in an increasingly global society, the Columbus School of Law offers its Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree program to graduates of U.S. and foreign law schools. In line with our Catholic mission, the Columbus School of Law instills its students with a quest for social justice and a profound duty to apply their legal knowledge and skills to the promotion of the common good.
The LL.M. is an advanced program of legal study that is customized to the needs of the individual student.  LL.M. candidates, mentored by expert faculty, plan a course of study in one of the following concentrations: Communications Law, Securities Law, or Comparative and International Law. Through the law school's extensive curricular offerings, LL.M. candidates enhance their knowledge for practice by acquiring significant expertise in the area of specialization they have selected.
The Columbus School of Law is situated in our nation's capital, the legal and political center of the United States. Washington, D.C. is also the hub for governmental and non-governmental international organizations. Students may avail themselves of all the opportunities that Washington, D.C. has to offer due to our convenient location and easy access to public transportation.

For more information on this excellent LLM program for Foreign Lawyers in Washington D.C. click here    http://llm.cua.edu/

University of Iowa LLM program

University of Iowa LLM Program

The University of Iowa LLM Program allows foreign lawyers the opportunity to pursue individualized research at an esteemed public university located in the Midwestern United states. The University of Iowa is widely regarded as one of the best public universities in the country, and is home to one of the largest law libraries in the U.S. as well. The University of Iowa LLM program offers two tracks: a legal practice track, and a research track. The legal practice track is designed for foreign lawyers who wish to gain an introduction to U.S. law and to become qualified for the New York, California, or Wisconsin bar examinations in order to practice in the U.S. The research track is for foreign lawyers and U.S. JD holders who want to pursue in-depth research and study in a particular area of the law. The University of Iowa LLM Program looks especially favorably on research applicants intending to study international and comparative law, human rights law, international business transactions or business and innovation. The LLM orientation course to the U.S. legal system is required for all LLM students. Students in the practice track are required to take the LLM-specific course LLM Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research, the three-credit Professional Responsibility course, in addition to six credits of core courses in Contracts, Property, and Torts. Research track foreign LLM students have to take the LLM Seminar, for which a one-credit research paper on an approved topic is required, in addition to a longer, at least 4 credit-hour research paper suitable for publication. Students must take a total of 24 credits of general law school course offerings alongside JD students in order to complete the program and receive the LLM degree.

  For more information on this excellent Law School LLM program click here
http://llminfo.com/llm-programs/university-of-iowa-llm/
For a glossary of LLM terms go to http://www.legalenglish.com/llm/glossary.php

Georgia State Law School Announces New LLM program for Foreign Tranined Lawyers

 
Today’s interconnected world of business and law requires attorneys with global competency. A master of law (LL.M.) gives foreign-trained lawyers this competency.

“An LL.M. from a U.S. law school has become an important calling card for attorneys across the globe.”
— National Jurist  (November 2012)

Why Georgia State Law?

Georgia State Law, which consistently ranks among the best values in legal education, offers an LL.M. program specifically for lawyers trained abroad who want to advance their careers with a law degree that can qualify them to practice law in the United States.
Georgia State Law offers two program tracks that can:

• INCREASE your knowledge of American law and practice,U.S. customs and mores, and the types of critical-thinking skills that will enable you to successfully collaborate with U.S.-trained lawyers;
• PREPARE you to take the state bar examination for Georgia, New York or another U.S. jurisdiction; and
• ACHIEVE certification in one of several specialty areas.

Georgia State Law’s diverse student body, its connections locally, nationally and abroad, and its location in the heart of a dynamic international city all help you excel in a global society and empower you to solve complex problems that challenge cities worldwide.

For more information on the LLM program for Foreign Lawyers at Georgia State click here

http://law.gsu.edu/llm/

For more LLM terms see Legal-Ease International Inc. glossary of terms
 http://www.legalenglish.com/llm/glossary.php

Southwestern Law School's Professor Robert Lutz, Honored by State Bar

International Lawyer of the Year, Southwestern Law School’s Professor Robert Lutz, Honored by State Bar

The International Law Section of the State Bar of California selected Professor Robert Lutz as the recipient of the 2014 Warren M. Christopher International Lawyer of the Year Award for his extraordinary service to the profession in the field of international law.      Read more about the award and Professor Lutz's extensive contributions to international law here and here.

Professor Robert Lutz Honored as International Lawyer of the Year by the State Bar of California International Law Section 

The State Bar of California International Law Section has selected Professor Robert E. Lutz to receive the 2014 Warren M. Christopher International Lawyer of the Year Award. The honor is bestowed by the International Law Section on "legal practitioners who render extraordinary service to our profession in the field of international law." The first award was presented posthumously to former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Minor Christopher in 2011, and the annual award was then named in his honor.

One of legal education's foremost authorities on international public and private law, Robert Lutz has held the top posts in several of the most influential organizations in the international law community. He brings extensive real-world experience to the classroom and wants to ensure that his students "understand the cross-cultural concerns that come into play in transnational negotiations, performing international agreements, and in resolving international disputes."

For information on the Southwestern Law School LLM program for Foreign lawyers click here
http://www.swlaw.edu/

                                                               

                                        

Scholarships to Study Law at the University of Hawaii

The East-West Center at the University of Hawaii, provides many scholarships including the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship which provides a full fellowship. The application deadline is Nov. 1.

 

Details about all available scholarships can be found at the East-West Center website below:

http://www.eastwestcenter.org/education/student-programs

The deadline to apply for the these scholarships is November 1, 2014. For more information on the LLM Program at the University of Hawai‘i, visit the website below.

 https://www.law.hawaii.edu/international-programs-0

 LLM Students from the Class of 2015 at University of Hawaii Law.

Louisiana State University Honors LLMs Past and Present, Including Prof. Pascal, now in his 100th Year

Honoring LLMs Past and Present, Including Prof. Pascal, now in his 100^th Year

On Wednesday, October 1^st 2014, the Center of Civil Law Studies hosted its annual Wine and Cheese Reception to welcome the new LL.M. class of 2014–2015 and introduce them to faculty members,  former LL.M.s, student-members of the International Law Society, Graduate Editors of the Journal of Civil Law Studies, LSU staff members, and representatives of supporting organizations.

This year was a very special event, honoring LSU’s first and oldest Master’s program graduate, Professor Emeritus Robert Pascal, now in his 100^th year, who received a M.C.L. (Master in Civil Law) 75 years ago.  

Professor Olivier Moréteau congratulated him for over 75 years of diligent and productive scholarly study of the civil law and comparative law. Prof. Pascal published his first article in the Louisiana Law Review, volume 1, in 1938, and his latest in volume 70, in 2008. 

Some of his best articles can be read in Robert Anthony Pascal: A Priest of Right Order (O. Moreteau, ed. 2010), which includes a so-far unpublished Recollection of a Life Studying and Teaching Law. 

He taught several generations of law students in Baton Rouge, Rome and Paris, until his retirement in 1980. Participants, including LL.M.s of more recent years, expressed their love and admiration.

This was a great occasion for present LL.M. candidates to meet interesting people and to discuss further their background around a glass of wine, escaping the rigors of the academic program for a couple of hours. 

The LL.M. team would like to thank faculty members, staff, and students who attended the event. 

For more information on the LSU LLM program click here 

Current and Previous LLM's

 George Hardy, Graduate Editor of the Journal of Civil Law Studies, with Prof. Emeritus Robert Pascal