The first edition of UCL’s LLM Offer Holders’ Newsletter is out. This edition features tips on living in London and includes advice on how to find student accommodation, how to open a UK student bank account, travel tips, applying for a student visa, and scholarship and funding information. While the information is geared toward those who have been admitted to UCL’s LL.M. Programme, this newsletter and future editions contain helpful information…read more →
This post comes to us from the University of Milan, Faculty of Law The University degli Studi of Milan is offering, for the first time this year, a two-year LL.M. program in the field of sustainable development. All courses will be taught in English. This unique program, rather than focus on only one aspect of sustainability, takes into consideration the three dimensions of holistic sustainability: economic, social, and environmental development….read more →
They are here! The eagerly awaited U.S.News Law School Rankings for 2016 have been published. Yale is still ranked as the #1 law school in the U.S., while Harvard – although still at #2 – now has to share its spot with Stanford. Other notable movers include the newly ranked University of California, Irvine (ranked at #30), Berkeley (advanced one spot to #8), Duke (advanced two spots to #8), and Michigan…read more →
We have previously reported on Queen Mary University of London School of Law’s LL.M. program in Paris. Now, following on the heals of the success of the Paris program as well as its strengths in commercial law generally, Queen Mary’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies is launching another innovative LL.M. specialty program. Starting in September 2015, those intending to focus their LL.M. studies on a specific area of international commercial…read more →
This post comes to us from Boston University School of Law BU Law’s Graduate Tax Program (GTP), established in 1959 as one of the nation’s first graduate tax programs, stands as one of the best. It currently ranks second in the nation, according to the National Law Journal. We are #5 in tax studies among US law schools, according to U.S. News & World Report. And for four consecutive years,…read more →
This post comes to us from Boston University School of Law In September 2014, Boston University School of Law welcomed the first class of Legal English Certificate Program (LECP) students. The inaugural class consists of 30 students, representing 8 different countries: Armenia, Korea, Kuwait, China, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Turkey. Boston University School of Law has served as a pioneer in legal education for over 130 years, and Boston…read more →
For UK universities, last month was marked by a major event: The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 results were finally published on December 18, 2014. The REF is the UK government’s system for assessing the quality of research in higher education institutions in the United Kingdom. The REF is important for several reasons. First, it provides accountability for public investment in research and demonstrates the benefits of that investment. Second, the…read more →
The National Jurist has released a preview of the upcoming edition of its annual list of the Most Influential People in Legal Education. As the NJ reports, the latest list will includes four new names: Paul Caron, Professor at Pepperdine University; Eric Janus, Dean at William Mitchell School of Law; Michael Hunter Schwartz, Dean at University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and Maureen A. O’Rourke, Dean at Boston University School of…read more →
Aspiring human rights lawyers should take note of Columbia University’s Human Rights LL.M. Fellowship Program, which has just been announced for the 2015-16 academic year. The Fellowship supports students who demonstrate exceptional commitment and potential to use their education to become leaders in human rights practice or academia by offering them full or partial tuition waivers and, in some cases, a stipend for costs. Human Rights LL.M. Fellows receive mentoring from…read more →
This post comes to us from Boston University School of Law BU Law’s Graduate Program in Banking and Financial Law is the oldest LL.M. program of its kind in the United States. Since our inception in 1984, we have trained more than 2,000 lawyers for leadership positions in both domestic and foreign banking and financial services industries. Our graduates span the globe and hold influential positions in government, law firms,…read more →
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