For those of you who will be attending New York University’s LL.M. program as of this fall, note that some pieces of key information have been released. Among other essential things, the first bidding cycle for classes will begin tomorrow, June 20, ending on July 16th. For further information and details see the NYU School of Law’s announcements for incoming LL.M. students here and the collection of important links for…read more →
For those interested in applying to a U.S. LL.M. program, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) will be holding an LLM Recruitment Forum in New York this fall. The event will take place on Saturday, October 13, from 11:00 am–4:00 pm at the Hilton New York. From the LSAC’s announcement: The LLM Law School Forum will be held in New York City to give prospective LLM students an opportunity to…read more →
LL.M. rankings, in contrast to general law school rankings, are difficult to come by. Now, another attempt at ranking LL.M. programs is on the books. The National Law Journal has recently published its first annual 2012 Best of The National Law Journal awards (PDF). The awards are “a reader’s choice recognition of the top legal and business service providers in the U.S.” compiled on the basis of votes cast by…read more →
There it is: a new email from your first choice LL.M. program waiting in your inbox. You feel your pulse race and a sense of excitement begins to build. You open the email and read it quickly. And then you see it. You were… waitlisted. Anticipation and excitement begins to turn to dread. But don’t let the feeling of disappointment overcome you. It’s not over, as they say, until the…read more →
Boston University is revitalizing its breadth of LL.M. and graduate law programs. Most recently, it has announced that it will be offering its renowned Tax LLM program as an online program. The program is geared towards both U.S. and foreign attorneys who would like to broaden their knowledge of tax law without having to give up their practice. Degrees can be earned in as few as four sessions of part-time…read more →
The London School of Economics (LSE), Department of Law has announced that it will offer a new Executive LLM Programme starting in Fall 2013. As the name of the program already implies, it is geared towards executives and professionals in full time employment who are not in a position to take time off from work for a traditional LL.M. program. Instead, students on the program will take a set of…read more →
What are the prospects of international law graduates who earn an LL.M. in the United States and are looking to use their degree as the foundation for a legal career in the United States? Professor Carole Silver of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law has recently published a very interesting Fordham Law Review article entitled “States Side Story: Career Paths of International LL.M. Students, or ‘I Like to Be…read more →
Beginning this year, the University of Birmingham Law School will be offering scholarships to LL.M. students. The scholarships are in the amount of up to £5,000 for international students and £2,000 for UK/EU students. Based on both academic merit and financial need, applications for these scholarships are due by 22 June 2012. Successful applicants will be notified in July 2012.
In an interview with Inside Higher Ed, University of California Hastings College of Law chancellor and dean Frank Wu announces a reduction in the law school’s class size. Starting this fall, UC Hastings will admit 20 percent less law students than in years past: Frank Wu doesn’t mince words. “The critics of legal education are right,” said Wu, the chancellor and dean of the University of California Hastings College of…read more →
Globalization has led to a plethora of international or cross-border business and commercial transactions. Many law firms focus only or increasingly on this type of work prompting many lawyers and future lawyers to want to specialize in this area. Although practicing in the area of international business, commercial or M&A transactions is one way to gain relevant expertise, another common approach is to undertake an LL.M. program in business law…read more →
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