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LLM for foreigners who DON'T want to stay afterwards

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patters

Joined: 01 Apr 2007
Posts: 5
LLM for foreigners who DON'T want to stay afterwards
Sun Sep 16, 2007 08:46 PM
Dunno if anyone noticed this, but Harvard seems to explicitly state on their website that they prefer candidates who intend to return home after the LLM.

See: Admissions criteria.
www.law.harvard.edu/academics/graduate/admissions/…

Is this a fact? I find this slightly surprising, no other school implements such a policy.

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Iowa

Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 16
LLM for foreigners who DON'T want to stay afterwards
Mon Sep 17, 2007 02:59 AM
I don't find it surprising.

1. They want their fame and influence to continue to spread around the world. The best way to do this is to have alumni everywhere.

2. There are TOO many lawyers in the USA. They may want to help stem the tide of immigrant lawyers.
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