What courses should law students take if they want to boost their employment chances? Three Harvard Law School professors have conducted a survey among 11 law firms that are historically the biggest employers of HLS graduates, asking what courses at Harvard students should take. The results are of interest both for Harvard LL.M. students (given that most of a Harvard LL.M. student’s program will be drawn from the regular Harvard…read more →
It’s almost time again for e-fellows.net’s annual LL.M. Day in Munich, Germany. Like every year, the 2014 edition of the LL.M. Day gives prospective LL.M. candidates the chance to get first-hand information on all questions they may have with relation to pursuing an LL.M. degree. Participants also get a chance to attend panels, the LL.M. forum, and to personally connect with law school officials and alumni. The event takes place…read more →
LawCrossing (a legal online job board and affiliate of the Employment Research Institute) has recently released its 2013-2014 Guide to the Top LL.M. Programs in America. Although there are already seemingly similar guides on the market, this one appears to stand out in terms of depth and specificity. The 657-page Guide covers 94 of the leading U.S. law schools, providing a host of information. Although the information is collected exclusively from law…read more →
The National Jurist has released the 2013 edition of its annual ranking of the most influential people in legal education. Most notably, perhaps, one newcomer – Michael Simkovic – was catapulted from not being listed last year to #5 on this year’s list. His co-authored paper on The Economic Value of a Law Degree was hotly debated in recent months and enough for the National Law Journal to warrant a…read more →
Now that 2013 is coming to an end, it’s time for us to look back and provide our readers with a quick recap of some particularly interesting and informative posts that appeared on the LLM Blog this year. Below is our selection. We enjoyed writing these posts – if you have any suggestions for topics that you would like to have covered in 2014, don’t hesitate to drop us a…read more →
Fordham University Law School in New York has announced that it is launching a novel LL.M. in Corporate Compliance program. The program, which will be directed by Professor Sean Griffith, will begin in the fall of 2014. As the news announcement explains: The new degree is structured primarily for domestic attorneys seeking to work in the field of international corporate compliance, international lawyers who work in the corporate area, and…read more →
Boston University School of Law has introduced a new program called the Legal English Certificate Program (LECP). The program is targeted at international professionals – that is a broader category than just lawyers – who are interested in improving their general English and legal English communications skills. The program is available in two tracks. The first track is for LL.M. candidates who have been admitted to Boston University’s LL.M. program…read more →
Richard Gershon, Dean and Professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, has a very interesting and thoughtful post up on the Law Deans on Legal Education Blog. Gershon discusses recent innovations in specialized LL.M. program offerings, suggesting that new and seemingly “exotic” LL.M. programs – including the LL.M. program in Air and Space Law at his own law school – can indeed contribute value. As Gershon puts it…read more →
LLM Bar Review Courses – Overview LL.M. students and graduates typically have needs that are different from their J.D. counterparts when it comes to preparing for the New York and California Bar Exams. For lawyers with first law degrees from countries outside the United States, the challenge is to master the fundamentals as well as to strengthen their standardized test-taking skills. More recently, therefore, established bar preparation providers Kaplan and…read more →
Update: The Times Good University Guide 2015 Law Rankings have been released. The Times and The Sunday Times have recently published their Good University Guide 2014, which includes U.K. university and subject league tables (rankings). As compared to the Good University Guide’s 2013 edition, Cambridge has moved up one spot to secure the #1 spot, while LSE and Oxford are now ranked at #2 and #3, respectively. Among the big movers…read more →
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