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nccu2007 
Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 3 |
Rankings for Bankruptcy Law
Would anyone please provide the ranking for LLMs with specialization in bankruptcy law field, thx. If no ranking is available, would anyone please advise the names of schools with expertise in such a field? Regards,
Mon Apr 09, 2007 01:12 PM |
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Didero 
 Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 14 |
Rankings for Bankruptcy Law
Here are the official rankings for LLM programs specicalized in Bankruptcy Law in the US:Mon Apr 09, 2007 02:05 PM 1. St. John's University ---End of ranking--- That was an easy one ;-) If you happen to know about any specialized Bankruptcy LLM other than the one at St. John's, please let me know and I will renounce the above ranking. |
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| Didero
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Courses at St. John's are taught by Professor Zinman and Professor G. Ray Warner, both of whom are well-known experts in this field:Mon Apr 09, 2007 02:24 PM new.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/faculty/pro… new.stjohns.edu/academics/graduate/law/faculty/pro… UCLA has some courses in bankrupcty (Professor Bussel, Professor Klee, Professor LoPucki) within its general LLM. |
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| Rantcatrat
Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 2 |
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Does anyone know what the size of the LLM entering class? What are the job prospects for graduates of the program? Do they improve with the LLM?
Fri Apr 20, 2007 09:39 PM |
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| think2wice
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St. John's Bankruptcy LLM typically has 12 - 15 students full time and a few more doing it part time. Classes do include JD students as well and can range in size from 4 or 5 up to 30 - 35 for a particular class, although my experience has been around 15 - 20 students. I know in the past few years placement out of the program has been execellent, with 100% of the the class going to either top 100 law firms or federal bankruptcy clerkships. I have taken several LLM classes taught by Warner and Zinnman (who are among the best professors I've had in law school) and also with several Federal Bankruptcy Court Judges from the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. My understanding is that your job prospects definitely improve with receiving an LLM (for example at St. John's top NYC firms typically interview the top 10-15% of the class, whereas with an LLM firms will go for students in the top third of the class).
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| Rantcatrat
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Think2twice, Mon Oct 15, 2007 01:34 AM Thank you for your help. I am in the program now and enjoying it tremendously. I'm crossing my fingers that placement is like you say it is. |
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