We were interviewed by leading French legal website Village de la Justice. In the interview, which is in French, one of our consultants talks about the reasons for enrolling in an LL.M. program abroad, the costs and benefits, the LL.M. admissions process, and how to choose a law school or specialty program.
Readers of The Recorder, a California print and online legal content provider, have voted on California’s Best Legal Services Providers. The top three for each category were now published in the sixth annual issue of The Recorder’s Best (PDF). In the “Education – LL.M. Programs” category, the following three California law schools were ranked as the best: 1.University of California Berkeley School of Law — Boalt Hall 2. University of…read more →
This post comes to us from Jason Rudall, Programme Manager of the LL.M. in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva Building on a Distinguished Tradition: The Graduate Institute, Geneva to Launch New LL.M. The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies will launch an LL.M. in International Law from September 2013. The LL.M. will provide advanced, comprehensive and practical training in international law to…read more →
We are pleased to announce that this Blog has been added to the ABA Journal’s Legal Blawg Directory. The ABA Journal is the flagship magazine of the American Bar Association. It covers legal news, trends, people and finances of the legal profession. Our blog entry can be accessed here.
Update: See our post on problems with the TOEFL in the U.K. Do you like to eat out or eat at home? Are parents good teachers of their children? Which is more important to success – hard work or luck? While these questions may seem random and unrelated at first glance, they may become very important to some of you as essay topics for the TOEFL (Test of English as…read more →
Thank you to everyone who reads, follows, or subscribes to our LLM Blog and our LLM Newsletter. Now that the new LL.M. application season is underway, please drop us an email or leave a comment below to let us know what you would like to see more of on our blog and we will do our best to cover it. Any suggestions or input you might have will be greatly…read more →
LLM Guide informs us about upcoming LL.M. information events in Spain, Italy, France, and Germany: Admissions representatives from 13 US law schools will be touring Europe this fall, presenting their LL.M. programs at information sessions in Madrid, Milan, and Paris, in addition to attending the e-fellows.net LLM Fair in Frankfurt. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the US law school admissions process, application information, and school-specific details…read more →
Yale’s Associate Dean of Admissions Asha Rangappa continues her Personal Statement Boot Camp series. This time, she focuses on essays written by applicants who have a background as teachers for Teach for America (a non-profit organization that strives to achieve educational equality). Although the post is geared toward a specific group of J.D. applicants, it is of general interest to prospective LL.M. applicants as well. For one, it points out…read more →
Queen Mary, University of London School of Law has launched a new LLM (Master of Law) in Paris Programme. As LLM Guide reports, applications for a January 2013 start date are expected to be available from mid-July. The LL.M. program has been developed by Queen Mary’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) in collaboration with the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP) and will lead to a University of…read more →
U.S. News reminds us that applicants should use news and recent events to customize law school essays for each school that they are applying to: Doing so shows a school that you have done the requisite research about its programs, faculty, and campus life, and that you would uniquely benefit from its offerings as you pursue your legal education. In order to best customize your essays, start keeping up with…read more →
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