Apply now for Global and US LL.M. Study Bursaries each worth £500. LLM Study is offering one bursary for students enrolling on a Master of Laws degree anywhere in the world, and an additional bursary for students enrolling on a Master of Laws degree in the United States. The deadline for this LL.M. funding opportunity is August 18, 2013. Full details are available here.
It’s the beginning of August and for many, that means vacation time is still in full swing. While you should thoroughly enjoy this time of the year, it is also the beginning of a very busy time for both prospective LL.M. applicants as well as those who are set to start an LL.M. program this fall. As an applicant, it’s high time to begin working on your application packages. For…read more →
The National Jurist’s latest Graduate Law Annual for 2013-2014 has recently been released as a special online only edition. It contains articles centered around the LL.M. and Master of Legal Studies as well as details on 450 graduate law programs offered by U.S. law schools. From the table of contents: LL.M. Why graduate degrees are more popular than ever Guide to LL.M. programs How an LL.M. helped lawyers advance their…read more →
Prospective LL.M. applicants often ask us what the application and admissions process entails and what they will need to do over the next few weeks and months. Thus, we thought it would be helpful to compile an overview of the key steps in the form of a mini “LLM Guide” or a primer for LL.M. applicants (click either link to access the full document). The primer, which also compiles and…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 →
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 →
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 →
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