Featured Programs 2009

“Founded in 1900 as Florida’s first law school, Stetson University College of Law is a leader in international legal education. Stetson offers a welcoming environment for lawyers around the world, with renowned professors who share the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the global marketplace. Stetson is committed to teaching excellence, legal scholarship, law reform and service to the public and the legal profession. Our goal is to educate men and women who not only will serve ethically and competently in the practice of law and related professions, but who will contribute to making a better world. ”

“The UNSW LLM program gives students the opportunity to add a specialisation to their LLM, with 8 specialisations on offer. Located in the beautiful harbour city of Sydney, Australia, our LLM program is recognised for its small, dynamic and interactive classes, taught by distinguished academics and leading practitioners. For two consecutive years (2007, 2008), UNSW Law School has been ranked number one in Australia by the Federal Government for the quality of learning and teaching law.”

“Southwestern Law School's LL.M. programs provide exceptional opportunities for in-depth legal studies in an extraordinary environment in the heart of Los Angeles. A beautiful, technologically advanced facility, internationally recognized faculty experts, and a network of distinguished alumni are only some of the advantages of Southwestern, where students get the individualized attention of a small school with all of the advantages, conveniences, and connections of a major metropolis. Southwestern is centrally located in the Wilshire Center district of Los Angeles, about two miles west of downtown, and within 30 minutes of the Pacific Ocean.”

“Established in 1845 as Queen's College Galway, NUI Galway is one of Ireland's foremost centres of academic excellence. With an innovative range of research-based and taught postgraduate opportunities, the School of Law is at the forefront of developments in legal education in Ireland. The affiliated centres of research excellence include the Irish Centre for Human Rights, the Marine Law & Ocean Policy Centre and the Centre for Disability Law and Policy. The School offers LL.M. programmes by research or taught programmes in a variety of specialist areas.”

“Bucerius Law School and the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management are jointly offering a one-year, English-language Master in Law and Business (“MLB”) program. The program combines numerous aspects of international business law with issues of international management. Because course participants will be trained systematically in both the legal and economic fields, they will obtain a unique ability to analyze the ever-increasing number of international issues that involve both legal and economic elements. The program draws on the faculty resources of both the Bucerius Law School and the WHU and brings in adjunct professors from the practicing legal community.”

“The LL.M. in Bankruptcy is the only one of its kind in the nation and is fully accredited. The program is both intense and rigorous, requiring students to complete thirty credits. It is multi-disciplinary in nature, including elements of a broad range of legal disciplines to ensure that students see the interrelationship of bankruptcy to other substantive areas of the law. With its campuses in New York City, St. John's University is the perfect choice for those seeking a high-quality private education that blends academic study, service opportunities, professional training and real-world experience within a diverse and highly supportive community.”

“Hofstra Law School, founded in 1970, offers a wealth of programs and courses, a dynamic curriculum, and extensive skills programs which combine to create a first-rate legal education. The Law School has a student body of more than 1,100 students, with an alumni base of approximately 8,500 members. Our distinguished faculty, comprising more than 50 members, includes many outstanding scholars who are recognized as national and international experts in their fields. Our students benefit from an atmosphere of intellectual excitement, personal support, and cooperative learning.”

“UCLA School of Law has a reputation for excellence throughout the world. With its diverse academic programs, world-renowned faculty and innovative approach, UCLA School of Law is acclaimed as one of the nation's finest institutions. UCLA School of Law uses an interdisciplinary approach to legal studies, with a dynamic, flexible curriculum that appeals to a range of interests. UCLA law students are among the best and brightest in the world, and together they make up a diverse, close-knit community. Los Angeles provides a rich and distinctive environment, with a multitude of opportunities for civic and community involvement. In addition to having what might be the best climate on earth, Los Angeles is a dynamic, cosmopolitan cultural center of more than ten million people.”

“The Loyola University New Orleans College of Law has a unique emphasis on comparative and international law owing to its location in the State of Louisiana, the only one of the United States to have a private law system based on the civil law. Because of this richness and diversity of the College of Law’s international programs we are uniquely situated to initiate a new LL.M. program: an LL.M. in United States Law. Attaining an LL.M. from Loyola will open new career options for you in the growing global economy. The LL.M. program we will offer is designed to be flexible enough to meet a wide variety of specialties and interests”

“Enhance your academic profile for practice or research. Nottingham Law School is one of the largest full service university law schools in the UK, supporting students through every stage of legal training from undergraduate through to Masters, research, professional and practitioner courses. The School has an unrivalled reputation for providing innovative postgraduate level courses and training. We offer a flexible approach to postgraduate study which allows you to ‘build’ an LLM programme to suit your specialisms and interests, for example an LLM in a single subject, a joint LLM, or an LLM with a major and minor subject. ”