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 →
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 Welcomes Inaugural LL.M. in International Law Cohort The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies has welcomed its first class of the newly launched LL.M. in International Law. Over the course of the 10-month programme,…read more →
Next month, admissions representatives from 15 leading U.S. law schools will be attending information sessions in five European cities to present their LL.M. programs. In addition to specific information on each participating law school and its program, they will also provide general advice, including on how to apply. The following law schools will be represented: American University (Washington, DC) Boston University Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA) Emory University (Atlanta, GA) Northwestern…read more →
TaxTalent has recently released the 2013 results of their LL.M. Tax program rankings (PDF). This ranking is based on a survey of 128 heads of corporate tax departments. Tax hiring authorities from public accounting firms and law firms as well as consultants and independent tax professionals were not included among the survey participants. The respondents were asked to indicate which five U.S. law schools, out of a possible 31 schools, with LL.M….read more →
A new study finds that the U.S. law job market has begun to recover, although challenges remain ahead. U.S. law students who graduated in 2012 have found more jobs than graduates in the previous year. Yet, the legal job market remains tight. As a recently released report by The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) shows, law firms – particularly the large ones – have ramped up their hiring, resulting in…read more →
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