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Juris Master and Master of Legal Studies: An LLM for Non-Lawyers?

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 →

17 Jun, 2013

National Law Journal LLM Rankings 2013

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 →

5 Jun, 2013

Accelerated JD or LLM for International Lawyers?

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 →

6 May, 2013

Introduction to Legal English

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 →

6 Apr, 2013

2014 US News Law School Ranking

The 2014 U.S. News Law School Ranking has been released. There was only little movement among the top 10 law schools, although Harvard has gained one spot (now tied for second place with Stanford) and Chicago and Michigan have also risen one spot to No. 4 and No. 9, respectively. Yale is still holding on to the first place. The top ten are now as follows (with last year’s results…read more →

13 Mar, 2013

New LLM Programs

We have reported previously (see here and here) that law schools are increasingly adding or expanding their LL.M. program offerings. The first few weeks of 2013 have confirmed this trend. In this post, we highlight three selected new specialty LL.M. program launches that were announced recently in the U.S. and the U.K. In addition, we share an announcement regarding a new International LL.M. degree offered in Tel Aviv. Fordham Law…read more →

6 Mar, 2013

“Go-To Law Schools”

The latest annual ranking of “Go-To Law Schools” has been released. The National Law Journal has once more ranked the top 50 law schools by the percentage of 2011 J.D. graduates who took jobs at the largest U.S. law firms. The ranking does not relate to law firm hiring of LL.M. graduates but is nonetheless an interesting source of information for prospective LL.M. applicants. The top 10 schools are: 1…read more →

27 Feb, 2013

National Jurist Best Law School Ranking 2013

The latest issue of the National Jurist contains a law school ranking alternative to the dominant U.S. News ranking. The National Jurist Best Law School Ranking uses an unorthodox methodology – explained in more detail here – and has already stirred debate. For example, one of the factors (weighted at 20% of a school’s overall ranking) is how well a law school’s faculty fared on controversial website RateMyProfessor.com. Nevertheless, here…read more →

13 Feb, 2013

Georgetown Law LLM Information Sessions

Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C. will be holding a number of one-hour online LL.M. information sessions/webinars in January and February. Here are the dates for these sessions and links to each webinar’s website, where you can also find more information on how to join the online meetings: January 17 – National Security Law LL.M. Information Session January 28 – Global Health LL.M. Information Session February 8 – LL.M. Programs for…read more →

11 Jan, 2013

LLM Enrollments in US Law Schools Are Up

The National Law Journal has the details: Interest in juris doctor degrees has waned during the past two years, but the news for law schools isn’t all bad: The number of students in non-J.D. programs has increased by 39 percent since 2005, according to figures released on December 21 by the American Bar Association. By contrast, the number of first-year students enrolled in J.D. programs fell by 8 percent during…read more →

29 Dec, 2012

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