This post comes to us from @WashULaw, the online LL.M. program offered by the Washington University School of Law, part of the elite Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University School of Law’s mission is to be the best place in the United States to learn to be a lawyer, to be a community creating outstanding research and providing service to the world, and to be a school structured around…read more →
Mastering Jurisprudence for Non-Lawyers For those working in a law-related field or who are interested in garnering more information about the law, there is a new emerging option besides J.D. or LL.M. programs. Known as the Juris Master (JM), Master of Jurisprudence (MJ), Master of Legal Studies (MLS), Master in the Studies of Law (MSL), or Master of Science in Legal Studies, these new degree programs aim to provide non-lawyers…read more →
The National Law Journal has published its 2013 Best of The National Law Journal Readers Ranking (PDF). The ranking is based on votes cast by nearly 5,000 National Law Journal readers from the U.S. legal community (attorneys & law, students, paralegals, legal assistants, etc.). Among other categories, National Law Journal readers were asked to rank LL.M. programs (offered by U.S. Law Schools) in four categories: Corporate/Securities, Tax, IP, and International…read more →
The Guardian has just released its 2014 UK league table and ranking for UK Law Schools. The most notable change in the Guardian’s U.K. Law School Ranking this year is that the Faculty of Laws of the University College of London (UCL) has taken the #1 spot, which was previously held by Oxford. In addition, among other movements, Warwick, Durham, and Dundee have lost their Top 10 spots while Queen’s…read more →
Is it possible to get an LL.M. degree without leaving the four walls of your home? Online LL.M. or distance learning LL.M. programs promise to do just that. While traditionally eschewed as not as prestigious as brick and mortar LL.M.s, the new range of online Master of Laws programs are often at the same level of quality, and sometimes better, than other non-online options. Today, online LL.M. programs are offered…read more →
London-based Quacquarelli Symond (QS) has released its 2013 QS World University Rankings by Subject, which includes a category for the best law schools worldwide. In terms of methodology, the QS World University Rankings by Subject is based on a combination of three different datasets: (1) Academic reputation surveys, (2) employer reputation survey, and (3) a citations per faculty indicator (h-index per faculty member). According to this year’s QS Subject Ranking…read more →
International lawyers intent on practicing in the United States generally opt to obtain an LL.M. from a U.S. law school. Given the time and cost, most foreign lawyers conclude that it would not be worthwhile for them to pursue a J.D. (Juris Doctor) − that is the basic U.S. law degree − which takes three years to complete. However, an emerging option for foreign educated attorneys is the accelerated J.D….read more →
It’s that time of the year again when some LL.M. applicants (and their J.D. counterparts) find themselves placed on a law school’s waitlist. If you are in this position, what should you do? Harvard Law School’s admissions blog has an informative new post that answers frequently asked questions about their waitlist. It’s geared towards J.D. admissions but applies in part to Harvard’s or most other law school’s LL.M. program waitlists…read more →
Are you considering pursuing an LL.M. at the National University of Singapore, the University of Hong Kong, or another Asian law school? For those who plan to undertake legal studies in this burgeoning and dynamic region of higher education, there is a new ranking that could be of interest. The Times Higher Education, in collaboration with Thomson Reuters, has recently released its first edition of the Asia University Rankings. Universities…read more →
Are you looking to improve your legal English and your research and writing skills? Whether you are a (prospective) LL.M. candidate or a practicing lawyer, there is a book that might be of interest to you. “United States Legal Discourse: Legal English for Foreign LLMs” provides a comprehensive introduction to U.S. style legal writing in both the academic and practice context. Readers will learn how to critically analyze primary and…read more →
